Grande-Rivière, Quebec
Grande-Rivière (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d ʁivjɛʁ], literally Great River) is a city in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Québec in Canada.
Grande-Rivière | |
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Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption | |
Coat of arms | |
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM. | |
Grande-Rivière Location in eastern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°24′N 64°30′W | |
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) | |
• 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) | G0C 1V0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
In addition to Grande-Rivière itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Grande-Rivière-Ouest, Petite-Rivière-Ouest, and Petit Pabos.
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