Rivière-Ouelle
Rivière-Ouelle | |
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Sunset on St Lawrence River in Rivière-Ouelle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
Rivière-Ouelle Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′N 70°01′W / 47.433°N 70.017°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louis-Georges Simard |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 147.10 km2 (56.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 995 |
| • Density | 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 626 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
Rivière-Ouelle (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ wɛl]) is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of La Bouteillerie, once owned by Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot. Jean-Charles Chapais, a Father of Canadian Confederation, was born here.