Forestville, Quebec
Forestville is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 138, approximately 103 kilometres (64 mi) southwest of Baie-Comeau. There is a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Forestville to Rimouski, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence that is over 50 kilometres (31 mi) wide at this point. The city operates the Forestville Airport.
Forestville | |
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| Motto: Per sylvam ("Through the forest") | |
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM. | |
Forestville Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′N 69°05′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Settled | 1844 |
| Constituted | January 5, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Micheline Anctil |
| • Federal riding | Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.70 km2 (93.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 192.61 km2 (74.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,892 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 6.1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,577 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0T 1E0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 R-385 |
| Website | www |
Forestville is known for its hunting and fishing: moose hunting season is popular and there are many lakes and rivers to fish in as well as beaches and camping spots for the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. It is also host to the Boréal Loppet which is a cross-country skiing race with varying distances including 60 km. It also hosted the longest cross-country ski race in the world, at 103 km, from 2005 to 2011.