Longue-Rive
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Longue-Rive (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡ ʁiv]) is a municipality located on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.
Longue-Rive | |
|---|---|
Rue Principale in Sault-au-Mouton | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM | |
  Longue-Rive Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′N 69°15′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Constituted | May 28, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donald Perron |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
• Total | 321.18 km2 (124.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 308.06 km2 (118.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 918 |
| • Density | 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  10.5% |
| • Dwellings | 562 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | longuerive |
The municipality includes the communities of Sault-au-Mouton, Baie-des-Bacon, Pointe-à-Boisvert, Rivière-Éperlan and Saint-Paul-du-Nord.
History
On June 2, 1898, the Township Municipality of Saint-Paul de Mille-Vaches was formed when it split off from the Municipality of Escoumains. It changed statutes on July 4, 1931, to become the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord.[4]
On January 1, 1947, the Village Municipality of Sault-au Mouton was created when it separated from Saint-Paul-du-Nord.[5]
In May 1997, the Village Municipality of Sault-au-Mouton[6] and the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord[7] were merged into the new Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord–Sault-au-Mouton.[8] The municipal council had 12 months to request for a name change, in consultation with its population. The new name Longue-Rive was chosen out of a list of 10 options through a referendum on May 26, 1998, and approved by the government on September 22, 1998. Longue-Rive (French for "long shore") refers to the municipality's location along the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River.[1]
Demographics
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 910 | 98.9% |
| English only | 10 | 1.1% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Mario Tremblay
- Donald Perron (2009–present)
