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Ferrée River (L'Islet)
The Ferrée River (''in French: Rivière Ferrée'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows into the small hamlet of Village-des-Aulnaies, located southwest of the village of La Pocatière and north-east of the village of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies. Toponymy The toponym Rivière Ferrée was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. See also *List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
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Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully Independence, independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Acts, British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territories are federal territories whose governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...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" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain .... Chaudière-Appalaches has over 50% of sugar maples in Quebec, thus producing the most maple syrup in Canada as well as the World. Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 433,312 residents (as of the Canada 2021 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 * Lév ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , 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 reserves that are enclaves within the territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Islet Regional County Municipality
L'Islet () is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Geography Adjacent counties and municipalities * Kamouraska Regional County Municipality – northeast * Aroostook County, Maine – southeast * Montmagny Regional County Municipality – southwest * Charlevoix Regional County Municipality – northwest Subdivisions There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Saint-Pamphile, Quebec, Saint-Pamphile ;Municipalities (11) * L'Islet, Quebec, L'Islet * Saint-Adalbert, Quebec, Saint-Adalbert * Saint-Aubert, Quebec, Saint-Aubert * Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet, Quebec, Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet * Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Sainte-Félicité * Sainte-Perpétue, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Sainte-Perpétue * Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli * Saint-Marcel, Quebec, Saint-Marcel * Saint-Omer, Quebec, Saint-Omer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Louise, Quebec
Sainte-Louise () is a parish municipality in Quebec. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Louise had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Notable people The artist Michèle Lorrain resides in Sainte-Louise. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the Population of Canada by province and territory, second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the Provinces and te ... References {{authority control Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in Quebec, Canada. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec * Alexis Bélanger References External links * Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bras (rivière Ferrée) , a tributary of Le Gros Bras, in Saint-Urbain, Quebec, Canada
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Le Bras is a Breton family name. It may refer to: People with the surname * Dan ar Braz, Breton guitar player * David Le Bras, (born 1983), Breton football player * Gabriel Le Bras (1891–1970), Breton legal scholar and sociologist * Hervé Le Bras (born 1943), French demographer and historian * Jean-Pierre Le Bras (1931–2017), Breton landscape and maritime painter * Roger Le Bras, French water polo player Geography * Le Bras (Ferrée River tributary), in Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada * Le Gros Bras (Gouffre River tributary), in Saint-Urbain, Quebec, Canada * Le Petit Bras (Le Gros Bras) Le Petit Bras is a tributary of the southwest bank of the lower part of the watercourse Le Gros Bras, flowing in the municipality of Saint-Urbain, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joncas River (Ferrée River Tributary)
The Joncas River (''in French: rivière Joncas'') flows entirely in the municipality of Sainte-Louise, in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. The confluence of the Joncas river constitutes the head of the Ferrée River, which flows on towards the north to go to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. This last confluence is located in the small hamlet of Village-des-Aulnaies, located southwest of the village of La Pocatière and northeast of the village of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies. Toponymy The toponym Joncas was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Pocatière, Quebec
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Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing 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, Indigenous peoples in Canada, 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 * Offi ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
