Rivière-Ouelle
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rivière-Ouelle (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ wɛl]) is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of La Bouteillerie, once owned by Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot. Jean-Charles Chapais, a Father of Canadian Confederation, was born here.
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Rivière-Ouelle | |
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Coordinates: 47°26′N 70°01′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Kamouraska |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Elizabeth Hudon |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 147.10 km2 (56.80 sq mi) |
• Land | 57.78 km2 (22.31 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 970 |
• Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2017 | 8.3% |
• Dwellings | 635 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
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