Rivière-à-Claude
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Rivière-à-Claude (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ a klod]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. In addition to Rivière-à-Claude itself, the municipality also includes the community of Ruisseau-à-Rebours.
Rivière-à-Claude | |
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 Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM | |
  Rivière-à-Claude Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°54′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Settled | 1860 |
| Constituted | December 18, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Réjean Normand |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.17 km2 (60.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 155.95 km2 (60.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 141 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 113 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
History
The first permanent settlers arrived in 1860. The settlement, originally called Duchesnay after senator Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (1809-1886), gained a post office in 1879 and grew to 200 persons by 1888. In 1898, the Parish of Saint-Évagre was founded.[3]
In 1923, the place was incorporated as Municipality of Duchesnay. In 1968, the municipality was renamed to Rivière-à-Claude after the Claude River that has its source near the municipality's inland boundary. This river may be named in honour of a pioneer named Joseph Glaude, but there is no certainty since various spellings have existed over time.[3]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière-à-Claude had a population of 141 living in 76 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of 10.2% from its 2016 population of 128. With a land area of 155.95 km2 (60.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 141 (+10.2% from 2016) | 128 (-1.5% from 2011) | 130 (-24.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 155.95 km2 (60.21 sq mi) | 156.28 km2 (60.34 sq mi) | 156.61 km2 (60.47 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Median age | 62.0 (M: 62.0, F: 62.8) | 64.0 (M: 62.5, F: 65.0) | 58.5 (M: 55.8, F: 60.8) |
| Private dwellings | 113 (total) 76 (occupied) | 70 (total) | 127 (total) |
| Median household income | $.N/A | $.N/A | $.N/A |
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Government
List of former mayors:[10]
- Alphé Leclerc (1930–1935)
- Charles Bernier (1935–1939, 1943–1946)
- Léude Rioux (1939–1943)
- Alphonse Rioux (1946–1951)
- Germain Auclair (1951–1969)
- Arthur Rioux (1969–1977)
- Josep Eleude Robert Castonguay (1977–1979)
- Marius Auclair (1979–1993)
- Joseph Marius Hilaire Castonguay (1993–2005)
- Micheline Bernier (2005–2009)
- Réjean Normand (2005–present)
