La Pêche
La Pêche | |
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Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM | |
La Pêche Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′N 75°59′W / 45.683°N 75.983°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais |
| Constituted | January 1, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guillaume Lamoureux |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
• Total | 616.50 km2 (238.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 577.18 km2 (222.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 8,636 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 9.8% |
| • Dwellings | 4,962 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-105 R-366 |
| Website | www |
La Pêche (French: [la pɛːʃ], locally [la paɪ̯ʃ]; meaning "Fishing") is a municipality along both sides of the Gatineau River in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, about 30 km (19 mi) north of downtown Gatineau.
Bordering on the north side of the Gatineau Park, La Pêche provides multiple access points to this park.
La Pêche was declared Quebec's first and Canada's second fair trade town on November 9, 2007.