Routhierville, Quebec

Routhierville is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The territory is bisected by the Matapédia River and Quebec Route 132 that runs parallel to it. There are two hamlets in the territory: the eponymous Routhierville (48°10′57″N 67°08′57″W) and Milnikek (48°08′21″N 67°09′11″W).

Routhierville
Unorganized territory
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Routhierville Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°11′N 67°09′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Constituted	unspecified
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	625.80 km^2 (241.62 sq mi)
• Land	628.55 km^2 (242.68 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	15
• Density	0.02/km^2 (0.05/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	200.0%
• Dwellings	15
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 132

The community of Routhierville is located on the west bank of the Matapédia River along the Canadian National Railway that was originally constructed as the Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s, while its train station was built in 1878. The community used to be called Assametquagan, meaning "appearing at the detour," but was renamed after station master Alphonse Routhier (1875-1958).[4][5]

The community of Routhierville is accessible from Route 132 with a covered bridge over the Matapédia River, built in 1931 to replace a ferry. This 78.5-metre-long (258 ft) and 6.3-metre-wide (21 ft) bridge was classified as a historic monument on October 1, 2009, and rebuilt in 2011.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

• Population in 2011: 15 (2006 to 2011 population change: 200.0%)
• Population in 2006: 5
• Population in 2001: 25
• Population in 1996: 24
• Population in 1991: 40

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 8 (total dwellings: 15)

Notable people

• Jean Brillant - Routhierville born recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions during the Battle of Amiens during the First World War

Gallery

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  Routhierville bridge before refurbishing
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  Routhierville bridge today
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  Routhierville bridge today
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  Routhierville bridge before
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  Routhierville bridge before

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 149679 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Routhierville". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
3. "Routhierville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
4. "Routhierville description". Info Gaspésie. Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
5. "Pont couvert de Routhierville" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census