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North River (Gabriel River Tributary)
The Rivière du Nord is a tributary of the north bank of the Gabriel River, which flows west to empty onto the east bank of the rivière du Pin which has its tower flows north to the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows first west, then north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. The Rivière du Nord crosses the regional county municipalities (MRC) of: * Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy; * Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Philémon. Geography The Rivière du Nord has its source in a mountainous area in the sixth rang in the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Montminy in the Notre Dame Mountains. This source is located northwest of Lake Gosselin. From its source, the North River "flows in a valley steeped in according to the following segments: * west, up to the fifth rang road; * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Armagh, Saint-Raphaël, Quebec, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. Geography The South River has its source in rang Saint-Thomas, in the Ashburton (township), township of D'Ashburton, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre- Dame-du-Rosaire 25 km south-east of Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny. This source is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 216
Route 216 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada, which starts in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley in the Estrie region at the junction of Route 108 and ends in Sainte-Perpétue in Chaudière-Appalaches at the junction of Route 204. Route 216 follows mostly a northeast/southwest course, and it is not a busy highway as it mostly links small villages between themselves in the backroads of the Appalachians. The only two major towns along the way are Sherbrooke and Sainte-Marie. Between Ham-Nord (junction with Route 161) and Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown (junction with Route 263), the road is unpaved. Municipalities along Route 216 * Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley * Sherbrooke * Stoke * Saint-Camille * Wotton * Saint-Adrien * Ham-Nord Ham-Nord, Quebec is a township municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre Dame Mountains
The Notre Dame Mountains are a portion of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec to the Green Mountains of Vermont. The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern edge of the St. Lawrence River valley, and following the Canada–United States border between Quebec and Maine. The mountainous New Brunswick "panhandle" is located in the Notre Dame range as well as the uppermost reaches of the Connecticut River valley in New Hampshire. As the mountains are geologically old, they have eroded to an average height of around . Etymology ''Notre Dame'' is French for "Our Lady," a Catholic term referring to the Virgin Mary. While on an expedition on 15 August 1535, Jacques Cartier wrote: The ''jour Notre Dame d'aoust XVe'' refers to the feast of the Assumption of Mary, commemorated in the Catholic Church on 15 August. The following autumn, maps he authored carried the name "''haultes montaignes de Honguedo."'' However, it was the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Montmagny is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Montmagny is the seat. Its neighbouring RCMs are Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and L'Islet. This area was named after Charles de Montmagny, a governor of New France. Subdivisions There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Montmagny ;Municipalities (9) * Berthier-sur-Mer * Cap-Saint-Ignace * Lac-Frontière * Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire * Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud * Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard * Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud * Saint-Just-de-Bretenières * Saint-Paul-de-Montminy ;Parishes (4) * Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues * Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton * Saint-Fabien-de-Panet * Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud Geography Its territory can be divided into three main geographical areas. The first is constituted of the estuary of the Saint Lawrence River and its islands. Second are the plains, which includes the Saint Lawren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Pin (rivière Du Sud Tributary)
The rivière du Pin is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. The Rivière du Pin crosses the regional county municipalities (RCM) of: * Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Magloire; * Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Philémon, Armagh; * Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud. Geography The Pin river has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-Magloire in the Notre Dame Mountains. From its source, the Pin river "flows in a valley encircled on according to the following segments: * towards the northeast, up to the limit between Saint-Magloire and Saint-Philémon; * towards the north, collecting water from mountain streams, up to the falls "Les Portes de l'Enfer"; * n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains. Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 420,082 residents (as of the Canada 2016 Census) and a land area of . The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Equivalent territory Major communities *Beauceville * L'Islet * Lac-Etchemin * Lévis * Montmagny * Saint-Agapit *Saint-Anselme * Saint-Apollinaire * Saint-Georges * Saint-Henri *Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce *Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon * Sainte-Marie *Thetford Mines Thetford Mines (Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality. The city is located in the Appalac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Armagh, Saint-Raphaël, Quebec, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. Geography The South River has its source in rang Saint-Thomas, in the Ashburton (township), township of D'Ashburton, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre- Dame-du-Rosaire 25 km south-east of Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny. This source is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Du Pin (rivière Du Sud Tributary)
The rivière du Pin is a tributary of the south bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. The Rivière du Pin crosses the regional county municipalities (RCM) of: * Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-Magloire; * Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Philémon, Armagh; * Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud. Geography The Pin river has its source in a mountainous area in the municipality of Saint-Magloire in the Notre Dame Mountains. From its source, the Pin river "flows in a valley encircled on according to the following segments: * towards the northeast, up to the limit between Saint-Magloire and Saint-Philémon; * towards the north, collecting water from mountain streams, up to the falls "Les Portes de l'Enfer"; * n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
