Grosses-Roches
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Grosses-Roches (French pronunciation: [ɡʁos ʁɔʃ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Grosses-Roches | |
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Skyline of Grosses-Roches in 2025 | |
 Location within La Matanie RCM | |
  Grosses-Roches Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′N 67°10′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matanie |
| Settled | mid 19th century |
| Constituted | August 19, 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Fournier |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.95 km2 (24.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 375 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | municipalite |
History
Settlement began in the mid-19th century and the place was called Grosses-Roches (French for "big rocks"), referring to a large number of small, rounded, brownish rocks. In 1870, the parish of Saints-Sept-Frères was founded. In 1881, the post office opened.[1]
On August 19, 1939, the Municipality of Grosses-Roches was formed when it ceded from the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Félicité.[1][4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grosses-Roches had a population of 375 living in 206 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 394. With a land area of 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 375 (-4.8% from 2016) | 394 (-4.1% from 2011) | 411 (-1.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) | 63.65 km2 (24.58 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Median age | 61.2 (M: 62.4, F: 58.8) | 59.1 (M: 59.9, F: 58.1) | 52.9 (M: 54.1, F: 51.7) |
| Private dwellings | 261 (total) 206 (occupied) | 280 (total) 209 (occupied) | 250 (total) |
| Median household income | $41,600 | $34,432 | $28,942 |
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Government
List of former mayors:
- Victoire Marin (...–2013)
- André Morin (2013–2017)
- Victoire Marin (2017–2021)
- Jonathan Massé (2021–2024)
- Bruno Fournier (2024–present)
