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This article is about the community of Port Royal, an early French colony in eastern Canada. For information on the South Carolina town see: Port Royal, South Carolina. For information on the former Jamaican capital see: Port Royal. For information on the French convent see: Port-Royal.

Port Royal is a small rural community in the western part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located on the north shore of the Annapolis Basin , a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy, near the town of Annapolis Royal .

It is home to the Habitation at Port-Royal, the very first National Historic Site in Canada to have a replica structure built. Today, the replica of the Habitation is considered a milestone in the Canadian heritage movement.



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