Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Portage is a municipality[2] in the Canadian province of Quebec located at the edge of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It is part of the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and home to the Riviere-du-Loup Golf Club.

Notre-Dame-du-Portage
Municipality
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM
Notre-Dame-du-Portage
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°46′N 69°37′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRivière-du-Loup
ConstitutedJuly 19, 1856
Government
 • MayorVincent More
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
 • Total115.90 km2 (44.75 sq mi)
 • Land39.91 km2 (15.41 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,193
 • Density29.9/km2 (77/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 5.5%
 • Dwellings
686
Postal code(s)
G0L 1Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 132
Websitewww.municipalite.notre-dame-du-portage.qc.ca

Main sights

Notre-Dame-du-Portage is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec. Its Roman Catholic Church was constructed in 1859.

See also

References
  1. Reference number 390724 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 12080 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2412080) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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