Welcome to Big Lorraine ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Lorraine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Big Lorraine lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Big Lorraine: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Big Lorraine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Big Lorraine - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Lorraine.

Communities near Big Lorraine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Lorraine.

• Glace Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glace Bay <2>
• Catalone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalone
• Baleine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baleine
• Bateston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateston
• Catalone Gut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalone Gut
• Main a Dieu
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main a Dieu
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Main a Dieu
  • From Big Lorraine to Main a Dieu
• Mira Gut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira Gut
• Mira
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
• Albert Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Bridge
• Round Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Round Island
  • From Big Lorraine to Round Island

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Lorraine ...

Looking for more information about Big Lorraine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Lorraine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Lorraine.

Adding Big Lorraine to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Big Lorraine was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Lorraine.