Kamouraska, Quebec
Kamouraska is a municipality on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of Kamouraska. It has been named one of the top 20 most beautiful villages in the province of Quebec, and the municipality is a member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec Association.
Kamouraska | |
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Aerial view of Kamouraska | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
Kamouraska Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 69°52′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Constituted | April 25, 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Langlais |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145.50 km2 (56.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 43.86 km2 (16.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 616 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 399 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 1M0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-132 |
| Website | www |
The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge".
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