Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Quebec
Notre-Dame-du-Portage is a municipality[2] in the Canadian province of Quebec located at the edge of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It is part of the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and home to the Riviere-du-Loup Golf Club.
Notre-Dame-du-Portage | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM | |
Notre-Dame-du-Portage Location in eastern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 47°46′N 69°37′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
Constituted | July 19, 1856 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Louis Vadeboncoeur |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
Area | |
• Total | 115.90 km2 (44.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 39.91 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,193 |
• Density | 29.9/km2 (77/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 686 |
Postal code(s) | G0L 1Y0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
Main sights
Notre-Dame-du-Portage is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec. Its Roman Catholic Church was constructed in 1859.
See also
References
- Reference number 390724 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 12080 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2412080) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
External links
External links
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