Ragueneau, Quebec Explained

Ragueneau
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Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Côte-Nord Region Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates:49.0667°N -100°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1920
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:March 7, 1951
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Raymond Lavoie
Area Total Km2:215.37
Area Land Km2:179.83
Population Total:1314
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:7.3
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 2.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:713
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Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Ragueneau is a parish municipality located on Outardes Bay, on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord region, Manicouagan RCM, in Quebec, Canada.

History

The first settlers arrived in 1920, mostly from Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Les Escoumins, and Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf. That same year, Ragueneau Township was proclaimed and named after Jesuit Paul Ragueneau (1608-1680). In 1926, its post office opened.[1]

Three communities developed concurrently along the shores of the Saint Lawrence: Rivière-à-la-Truite in the north-east, Ruisseau-Vert in the centre, and Ragueneau in the south-west. The main administrative, commercial, cultural, and religious activities concentrated in Ruisseau-Vert, so that over time this community became known as Ragueneau itself. In 1951, the Parish Municipality of Ragueneau was incorporated.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ragueneau had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 179.83km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ragueneau (Municipalité de paroisse) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2010-06-30 . French.