Ragueneau, Quebec
Ragueneau | |
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  Ragueneau Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′N 68°32′W / 49.067°N 68.533°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Manicouagan |
| Settled | 1920 |
| Constituted | March 7, 1951 |
| Named for | Paul Ragueneau[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 215.37 km2 (83.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 179.83 km2 (69.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,314 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 713 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | www.municipalite. ragueneau.qc.ca |
Ragueneau is a parish municipality located on Outardes Bay, on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord region, Manicouagan RCM, in Quebec, Canada.
History
The first settlers arrived in 1920, mostly from Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Les Escoumins, and Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf. That same year, Ragueneau Township was proclaimed and named after Jesuit Paul Ragueneau (1608-1680). In 1926, its post office opened.[1]
Three communities developed concurrently along the shores of the Saint Lawrence: Rivière-à-la-Truite in the north-east, Ruisseau-Vert in the centre, and Ragueneau in the south-west. The main administrative, commercial, cultural, and religious activities concentrated in Ruisseau-Vert, so that over time this community became known as Ragueneau itself. In 1951, the Parish Municipality of Ragueneau was incorporated.[1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ragueneau had a population of 1,314 living in 613 of its 713 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 1,343. With a land area of 179.83 km2 (69.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (18.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.3%
References
- ^ a b c d "Ragueneau (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c d "Ragueneau, Quebec (Code 2496040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
External links
- Municipaliaty of Ragueneau, official web site (Fr)
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