Rivière-Ouelle | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Eastern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in eastern Quebec |
Coordinates: | 47.4333°N -71°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Kamouraska |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Elizabeth Hudon |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Côte-du-Sud |
Area Total Km2: | 147.10 |
Area Land Km2: | 57.78 |
Population Total: | 970 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | 16.8 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2017 |
Population Blank1: | 8.3% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 635 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | G0L 2C0 |
Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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Rivière-Ouelle (in French pronounced as /ʁivjɛʁ wɛl/) is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of La Bouteillerie, once owned by Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot. Jean-Charles Chapais, a Father of Canadian Confederation, was born here.
Rivière-Ouelle lies on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
The following designated areas are within the municipality's boundaries: