Bonne-Espérance, Quebec
Bonne-Espérance (French pronunciation: [bɔnɛspeʁɑ̃s]) is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Bonne-Espérance | |
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Location within Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM. | |
Bonne-Espérance Location in Côte-Nord Region of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′N 57°40′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | January 1, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roderick Fequet |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,198.70 km2 (462.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 646.73 km2 (249.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 681 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 7% |
| • Dwellings | 296 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal code(s) | G0G 2P0 |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 |
| Climate | Dfc |
The municipality is made up of the fishing villages of St. Paul's River (Rivière-Saint-Paul), Middle Bay, and Old Fort (Old Fort Bay), and was incorporated as a municipality on January 1, 1990. All three communities are accessible via Quebec Route 138 from Blanc-Sablon to the east only; this road currently ends at Vieux-Fort before commencing again at Kegashka some 300 kilometres (190 mi) west-south-west.
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