Grenville, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
Grenville is a borough of the municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge in Quebec, Canada,[1][2] located on the left bank of the Ottawa River.
History[edit]
Prior to April 24, 2002, it was an independent township municipality. On that date it merged with the village municipality of Calumet to form a new municipality which took the name Grenville-sur-la-Rouge,[3] and each of the two components became boroughs of the new municipality.
The village municipality that shares the name "Grenville" remained independent; it borders on Grenville-sur-la-Rouge but is not part of it.
The name "Grenville" comes from William Wyndham Grenville, a British statesman who served briefly as British prime minister (1806–1807). While Canada was still under British rule, a canal was built by the military to bypass a series of rapids in the Ottawa River. The canal and the settlement that arose in the region were named in Lord Grenville's honour.
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code REG02". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Place names - Grenville". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Earth Sciences Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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