Natashquan
Natashquan | |
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Municipality | |
Little Natashquan River, built heritage near Notre-Dame de Natashquan Mission | |
Natashquan Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 61°49′W / 50.183°N 61.817°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Settled | 1855 |
| Constituted | September 16, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henri Wapistan |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
• Total | 695.43 km2 (268.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 667.91 km2 (257.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10.7 m (35 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 262 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 156 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 |
| Website | www |
Natashquan is a municipality located on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Strait, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.
Natashquan stretches along the coast, on both sides of the Little Natashquan River, about 120 km east of Havre-Saint-Pierre, near Aguanish and the Natashkuan Indian reserve.