Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec
Rivière-à-Claude | |
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Municipality | |
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Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM. Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM. |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
Settled | 1860 |
Constituted | December 18, 1923 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Réjean Normand |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 153.70 km2 (59.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 156.61 km2 (60.47 sq mi) |
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Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 130 |
• Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 24.0% |
• Dwellings | 127 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0E 1Z0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 132 |
Rivière-à-Claude is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
In addition to Rivière-à-Claude itself, the municipality also includes the community of Ruisseau-à-Rebours.
History
The first permanent settlers arrived in 1860. The settlement, originally called Duchesnay after senator Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (1809-1886), gained a post office in 1879 and grew to 200 persons by 1888. In 1898, the Parish of Saint-Évagre was founded.[1]
In 1923, the place was incorporated. In 1968, the municipality was renamed to Rivière-à-Claude after the Claude River that has its source near the municipality's inland boundary. This river may be named in honour of a pioneer named Joseph Glaude, but there is no certainty since various spellings have existed over time.[1]
Demographics
Population
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References
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