Rivière-Saint-Jean is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and village in the
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (, ; ; land area ) is the second-largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadous ...
region
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of the
province
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of
Quebec
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in
Canada
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.
In addition to the village of Rivière-Saint-Jean, the municipality also includes the community of Magpie which is located near the mouth of the
Magpie River.
Demographics
Population
Language
See also
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List of municipalities in Quebec
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riviere-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Côte-Nord