Grande-Rivière, Quebec
Grande-Rivière | ||
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City | ||
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption | ||
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Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM. | ||
Grande-Rivière Location in eastern Quebec. | ||
Coordinates: 48°24′N 64°30′W / 48.400°N 64.500°WCoordinates: 48°24′N 64°30′W / 48.400°N 64.500°W[1] | ||
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
RCM | Le Rocher-Percé | |
Constituted | September 21, 1974 | |
Government[2] | ||
• Mayor | Gino Cyr | |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé | |
Area[2][3] | ||
• Total | 105.00 km2 (40.54 sq mi) | |
• Land | 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)[3] | ||
• Total | 3,456 | |
• Density | 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi) | |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 1,566 | |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Postal code(s) | G0C 1V0 | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 | |
Highways |
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Website |
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Grande-Rivière is a city in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Québec in Canada.
In addition to Grande-Rivière itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Grande-Rivière-Ouest, Petite-Rivière-Ouest, and Petit Pabos.
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Grande-Rivière, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 3,456 (+1.4% from 2006) | 3,409 (-4.1% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi) | 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi) | 39.0/km2 (101/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 48.7 (M: 48.8, F: 48.6) | 45.8 (M: 45.5, F: 46.0) | |
Total private dwellings: | 1,566 | 1,567 | |
Median household income: | $37,493 | $36,182 | |
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5] |
Historical Census Data - Grande-Rivière, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Rivière, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
3,450 |
3,390 | 98.26% | 40 | 1.16% | 10 | 0.29% | 10 | 0.29% | |||||||||
2006 |
3,405 |
3,325 | 97.65% | 35 | 1.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.32% | |||||||||
2001 |
3,555 |
3,515 | 98.87% | 20 | 0.56% | 10 | 0.28% | 10 | 0.28% | |||||||||
1996 |
3,890 |
3,805 | n/a | 97.81% | 70 | n/a | 1.80% | 15 | n/a | 0.39% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
Attractions
L'Église de Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a large Roman Catholic church with 1.500 seats which was completed in 1893. The church has a Casavant organ dating from 1954.
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 72412 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 1 2 "Grande-Rivière". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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