Longue-Rive Explained

Longue-Rive
Flag Size:	120x100px
Pushpin Map:	Côte-Nord Region Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates:	48.55°N -84°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Established Title:	Settled
Established Title1:	Constituted
Established Date1:	May 28, 1997
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Donald Perron
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Area Total Km2:	321.18
Area Land Km2:	308.06
Population Total:	918
Population As Of:	2021
Population Density Km2:	3.0
Population Blank1 Title:	Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1:	10.5%
Population Blank2 Title:	Dwellings
Population Blank2:	562
Utc Offset:	−5
Utc Offset Dst:	−4
Blank Name:	Highways

Longue-Rive is a municipality located on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Sault-au-Mouton, Baie-des-Bacon, Pointe-à-Boisvert, Rivière-Éperlan and Saint-Paul-du-Nord.

History

On June 2, 1898, the Township Municipality of Saint-Paul de Mille-Vaches was formed when it split off from the Municipality of Escoumains. It changed statutes on July 4, 1931, to become the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord.^[3]

On January 1, 1947, the Village Municipality of Sault-au Mouton was created when it separated from Saint-Paul-du-Nord.^[4]

On May 1997, the Village Municipality of Sault-au-Mouton^[5] and the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord^[6] were merged into the new Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord–Sault-au-Mouton.^[7] The municipal council had 12 months to request for a name change, in consultation with its population. The new name Longue-Rive was chosen out of a list of 10 options through a referendum on May 26, 1998, and approved by the government on September 22, 1998. Longue-Rive (French for "long shore") refers to the municipality's location along the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River.^[8]

Demographics

Mother tongue (2021):^[2]

• English as first language: 1.1%
• French as first language: 98.9%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

Notes and References

1. Web site: Longue-Rive (95032) . Répertoire des municipalités . Government of Quebec . 10 May 2024 . 6 May 2024 . Région administrative Côte-Nord (09) – MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord (950) - Division du recensement-Canada La Haute-Côte-Nord - Circonscription électorale René-Lévesque (906).
2. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census Longue-Rive . . April 14, 2022.
3. Web site: Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Paul-du-Nord (municipalité) 2.6.1898 - 28.5.1997 . www.mairesduquebec.com . Institut généalogique Drouin . 3 July 2024.
4. Web site: Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Sault-au-Mouton (village) 1.1.1947 - 28.5.1997 . www.mairesduquebec.com . Institut généalogique Drouin . 3 July 2024.
5. Web site: Sault-au-Mouton . Quebec Gouvernement . Commission de Toponymie Quebec . 10 May 2024 . 1986-02-12 . Since 1997, it has been located in the northern sector of the new municipality of Longue-Rive, created by the merger of the former municipalities of Sault-au-Mouton and Saint-Paul-du-Nord..
6. Web site: Saint-Paul-du-Nord . Quebec Gouvernement . Commission de Toponymie Quebec . 10 May 2024 . fr . 1968-12-05 . Located in the bay of Mille-Vaches, Saint-Paul-du-Nord has been the northern sector of the new municipality of Longue-Rive since 1997.
7. Web site: Pierre Bégin . Municipalité de Saint-Paul-du-Nord - Sault-au-Mouton . Gazette officielle du Québec . Ministère des Ressources naturelles Service de l’arpentage . 10 May 2024 . 3 . fr . 1997-05-28 . The reason for attributing this name is that the white bubbling of the foam at the foot of the waterfall may have reminded the white wool of the sheep.
8. Web site: Longue-Rive (Municipalité) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2010-08-09 . French.