Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia

{{Short description|Human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada}}

{{For|the community in Hants County|Belmont, Hants, Nova Scotia}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| subdivision_name2 = Colchester County

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Belmont is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.{{cite cgndb|id=CACQO|name=Belmont|accessdate=17 February 2025}} Prior to 1872 it was called "Chiganois", the name taken from the nearby river. It was part of the Onslow Township that received New England Planters in the 1760s after the expulsion of the Acadians.