Pointe-à-la-Croix
Pointe-à-la-Croix | |
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Location within Avignon RCM | |
Pointe-à-la-Croix Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′N 66°41′W / 48.017°N 66.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Settled | 1750s |
| Constituted | May 7, 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pascal Bujold |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 416.25 km2 (160.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 390.73 km2 (150.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,344 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 697 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | www |
Pointe-à-la-Croix (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t a la kʁwa]; Cross Point in English) is a municipality located on the Restigouche River in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is situated across from the city of Campbellton, New Brunswick.
In addition to Pointe-à-la-Croix itself, the municipality also includes the communities of L'Alverne, Oak Bay, and Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.
The municipality is home to the site of the Battle of the Restigouche, a National Historic Site of Canada, and the Petite Rochelle interpretive centre.