Grande-Rivière, Quebec
Appearance
Grande-Rivière | |
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 64°30′W / 48.400°N 64.500°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Le Rocher-Percé |
Constituted | September 21, 1974 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gino Cyr |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 105.00 km2 (40.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 3,456 |
• Density | 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.4% |
• Dwellings | 1,566 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
Grande-Rivière is a city in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Québec in Canada.
In addition to Grande-Rivière itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Grande-Rivière-Ouest, Petite-Rivière-Ouest, and Petit Pabos.
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 3,456 (+1.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi) |
Population density | 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi) |
Median age | 48.7 (M: 48.8, F: 48.6) |
Private dwellings | 1,566 (total) |
Median household income | $37,493 |
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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3,450
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3,390 | 2.0% | 98.26% | 40 | 14.3% | 1.16% | 10 | n/a% | 0.29% | 10 | 77.8% | 0.29% | |||||
2006
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3,405
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3,325 | 5.4% | 97.65% | 35 | 75.0% | 1.03% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 45 | 350.0% | 1.32% | |||||
2001
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3,555
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3,515 | 7.6% | 98.87% | 20 | 71.4% | 0.56% | 10 | 33.3% | 0.28% | 10 | n/a% | 0.28% | |||||
1996
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3,890
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3,805 | n/a | 97.81% | 70 | n/a | 1.80% | 15 | n/a | 0.39% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
Attractions
L'Église de Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a large Roman Catholic church with 1.500 seats which was completed in 1893. The church has a Casavant organ dating from 1954.
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72412". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Grande-Rivière". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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