L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The municipality consists primarily of Calumet Island (also Grand Calumet Island; in French Île du Grand Calumet), but also includes Lafontaine Island, French Island, Green Island, and numerous minor surrounding islets, all in the Ottawa River, approximately two kilometres (1¼ miles) from Campbell's Bay, two kilometres (1¼ miles) from Bryson.
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet | |
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Location within Pontiac RCM | |
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.72°N 76.62°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Pontiac |
| Settled | 1840s |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Louis Corriveau |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Pontiac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147.28 km2 (56.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 132.55 km2 (51.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 648 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 437 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0X 1J0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | xn--le-du-grand-calumet-41b |
Grand-Calumet is the principal settlement of L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet. Its centre is the Sainte-Anne Church, which is alongside the municipal building and the school. It is also the site where First Nation tribes held their annual pow-wow, occasionally smoking their calumet, from which its name is derived.
Bordering on Whitewater Region, Ontario, the municipality is the co-location of some of the roughest sections on the Ottawa River, popular with kayakers and rafters. Three whitewater rafting companies based in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet take adventurers down the Rocher Fendu Rapids, known as the best whitewater rapids in Eastern North America.