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Ragueneau, Quebec

Ragueneau
Parish municipality
Ragueneau is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Ragueneau
Ragueneau
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°04′N 68°32′W / 49.067°N 68.533°W / 49.067; -68.533[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMManicouagan
Settled1920
ConstitutedMarch 7, 1951
Named forPaul Ragueneau[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorRaymond Lavoie
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
215.37 km2 (83.15 sq mi)
 • Land179.83 km2 (69.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,314
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings
713
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0H 1S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-138
Websitewww.municipalite.
ragueneau.qc.ca

Ragueneau (French pronunciation: [ʁaɡno]) is a parish municipality located on Outardes Bay, on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord region, Manicouagan RCM, in Quebec, Canada.

History

The first settlers arrived in 1920, mostly from Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Les Escoumins, and Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf. That same year, Ragueneau Township was proclaimed and named after Jesuit Paul Ragueneau (1608-1680). In 1926, its post office opened.[1]

Three communities developed concurrently along the shores of the Saint Lawrence: Rivière-à-la-Truite in the north-east, Ruisseau-Vert in the centre, and Ragueneau in the south-west. The main administrative, commercial, cultural, and religious activities concentrated in Ruisseau-Vert, so that over time this community became known as Ragueneau itself. In 1951, the Parish Municipality of Ragueneau was incorporated.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ragueneau had a population of 1,314 living in 613 of its 713 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 1,343. With a land area of 179.83 km2 (69.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (18.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical census populations – Ragueneau, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1951 1,248—    
1956 1,523+22.0%
1961 1,747+14.7%
1966 2,016+15.4%
1971 1,802−10.6%
1976 1,970+9.3%
1981 1,917−2.7%
1986 1,843−3.9%
YearPop.±%
1991 1,722−6.6%
1996 1,684−2.2%
2001 1,584−5.9%
2006 1,520−4.0%
2011 1,405−7.6%
2016 1,343−4.4%
2021 1,314−2.2%
Source: Statistics Canada[4][5]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 97.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.3%

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ragueneau (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ragueneau, Quebec (Code 2496040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragueneau,_Quebec