Ragueneau, Quebec
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Ragueneau | |
|---|---|
 Church of Ragueneau | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Courage, Labor, Peace | |
  Ragueneau Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′N 68°32′W / 49.067°N 68.533°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Manicouagan |
| Settled | 1920 |
| Constituted | March 7, 1951 |
| Named after | Paul Ragueneau[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
• Total | 215.37 km2 (83.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 179.83 km2 (69.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,314 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 713 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | www.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.
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]
