Rivière-à-Pierre
Rivière-à-Pierre | |
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Coat of arms Logo | |
| Motto: Paix et fidélité (Peace and loyalty) | |
Location within Portneuf RCM | |
Rivière-à-Pierre Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 72°11′W / 46.983°N 72.183°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | 1880 |
| Constituted | October 11, 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danielle Ouellet |
| • Fed. riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 537.73 km2 (207.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 515.62 km2 (199.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 625 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 7% |
| • Dwellings | 609 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-367 |
| Website | www |
Rivière-à-Pierre (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ a pjɛʁ]) is a municipality of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. This area of the Laurentian Mountains is part of the Batiscanie and has more than 200 lakes. The village of Rivière-à-Pierre was developed on each side of the river that bears its name. Rivière-à-Pierre is the second largest municipality in the Portneuf RCM in terms of area.
The Rivière-à-Pierre railway station, located in the village is served by Via Rail.