Kamouraska, Quebec
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 / 47.567°N 69.867°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Constituted | April 25, 1987 |
| Named after | Kamouraska River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anik Corminboeuf |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 145.50 km2 (56.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 44.07 km2 (17.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 607 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 393 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-132 |
| Website | www |
Kamouraska (French pronunciation: [kamuʁaska] ⓘ) 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.
The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge".