Restoule is a community and

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Patterson Township in the Centre Unorganized Part of

Parry Sound District Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the French River and Lake Nipissing in the north, Nipissing Distri ...

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, Canada. It is situated on the

Restoule River The Restoule River is a river in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. It rises at Commanda Lake in geographic Patterson Township at the community of Restoule. It then flows north into Restoule Lake then north into Stormy Lake at Res ...

between Commanda Lake, and Restoule Lake and is part of the

Almaguin Highlands The Almaguin Highlands Region (colloquially known as Almaguin, also referred to as 'the Highlands') in Ontario, Canada, covers approximately comprising the eastern half of Parry Sound District. It is bounded by Muskoka in the south, and by Lake ...

region. Restoule has a

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that covers the main community of Restoule and the small communities of Carr and Farley's Corners in neighbouring geographic

Pringle Township Pringle is an unorganized geographic township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. It is topographically part of the Almaguin Highlands region, and is part of the census subdivision of Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District. The township in ...

. Along with the nearby communities of Loring and Port Loring and other smaller hamlets, the area promotes itself as the Loring-Restoule tourist area. Restoule is located south of

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, and north of Ontario's famous

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. Despite being north of this area, Restoule is a major centre for cottages, as is the entire Loring-Restoule region. Due to location and distance from

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, Restoule is not as popular as regions such as Muskoka to the south. The largest nearby city is North Bay 65 kilometres by road northeast of Restoule. Restoule is located on Ontario Highway 534 and is a 9 kilometre drive southeast of Restoule Provincial Park. There is only one way to get into Restoule, and that's on Highway 534 from the east. There's a secondary route from the west from Dokis territory and leads into town on Hawthorne Rd. Entering the village, one can see the main General Store off the highway on the right. The main centre of the community however can be found off Highway 534, across the Restoule River. On this side of the river, there is a Royal Canadian Legion (Branch #639), a Lion's Club, Community Centre, Outdoor Hockey Rink, Play structures, and a

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. There is a Pentecostal Corner Gospel Church 5 km east of the village at the intersection of Hwys. 524 and 534. There are several housekeeping cottages, camps and lodges. Cottages dot the shores of both Restoule Lake north of town and Commanda Lake south of town. Also dotting the rolling countryside are various farms. Most of all, the scenery is dominated by majestic forests on the

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. Restoule residents elect three local government organizations to manage their affairs: The Restoule Local Services Board, Patterson Township Local Roads Board and Restoule Sanitary Landfill Committee. Restoule has broadband Internet access and cell phone service provided by Bell. As of August 2020, there is Fido/Rogers coverage (albeit 'roaming') in the area, including at nearby Restoule Provincial Park.

Etymology

This place in Parry Sound District, 36.1 km west of

Powassan Powassan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located near North Bay. Powassan is located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, at its easternmost boundary with the Nipissing District. The municipality inc ...

, was named in 1878 after

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chief Joseph Restoule, who was still alive when the postmaster provided details to the chief geographer of Canada in 1905.

Other places of the same name in Ontario

There is also a geographic Restoule Township in

Algoma District Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe in ...

, Ontario, on the

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Restoule had a population of 502 living in 252 of its 559 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 455. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. According to the

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: * Population: 455 * % Change (2011-2016): +3.4 * Dwellings: 539 * Area (km²): 125.64 * Density (persons per km²): 3.6

Notable residents

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, Canadian senator and former

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Member of Provincial Parliament.

Politics

Politically, Restoule, as with most of rural Parry Sound District leans Conservative.

Election results in Restoule

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