Old Fort, Quebec

Old Fort
Unconstituted locality
Fishing Harbour of Old Fort
Old Fort
Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W / 51.42361; -57.82444Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W / 51.42361; -57.82444[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
RCM Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
Municipality Bonne-Espérance
Government
 • Federal riding Manicouagan
 • Prov. riding Duplessis
Area[2]
 • Land 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 350
 • Density 92.7/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11) Decrease14.9%
 • Dwellings 119
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
Postal code(s) G0G 2G0
Area code(s) 418 and 581

Vieux Fort (also known as Old Fort) is an unconstituted locality (as defined by Statistics Canada in the Canada 2011 Census) within the municipality of Bonne-Espérance in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the 2011 census was 279. It is also known as Old Fort Bay or Vieux-Fort (the latter is preferred by the Commission de toponymie du Québec).

Education

Commission scolaire du Littoral operates Mountain Ridge School (anglophone) in Old Fort.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 65910 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "(Code 240221) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  3. ↑ "Schools and centers." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
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