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Rivière De La Grande Coudée
The rivière de la Grande Coudée (''in English: river of the great cub'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce and Saint-Martin, in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Grande Coudée river are: * north side: Shenley River, Roy brook, Pozer River, Chaudière River; * east side: Petit Portage River, Chaudière River; * south side: Petit Portage River, Ludgine River; * west side: Ludgine River, Rivière aux Bluets. The Grande Coudée river has its source in a swamp straddling the townships of Dorset and Gayhurst, very close (north side) of the boundary between the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality (RCM) and Le Granit Regional County Municipality ( ... [...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] |
Petit Portage River
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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] |
Lac Des Îles (Beauce-Sartigan)
The Lac des Îles (''in English: lake of islands''), also called ''Lac Grande Coudée'' is a lake located near the village of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography Its area is approximately , its altitude of . This lake is surrounded by forest. The discharge from the lake joins the Rivière de la Grande Coudée, near Saint-Martin. The discharge from the lake joins the Rivière de la Grande Coudée, near Saint-Martin, and is a tributary of the Chaudière River, therefore a sub-tributary of St. Lawrence River. Tourism Camping, fishing, kayaking and various outdoor activities are accessible near the lake and its surrounding area in a natural environment. Toponymy The toponym "Lac des Îles" was made official on January 31, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Drolet, Quebec
Lac-Drolet () is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,108 as of 2006. The minor Battle of the Chaudière, opposing British police and Lower Canadian rebels, was fought at Lac-Drolet during the Patriots' War in 1838. The battle had little incidence on the war, and about 50 rebels were captured and three were hanged. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Lac-Drolet 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. Sources External links *Commission de toponymie du Québec [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drolet Lake
The Lake Drolet (''in French: lac Drolet and formerly Saint-Samuel-de-Gayhurst'') is a lake located near the village of Lac-Drolet, in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in Estrie, in Quebec, Canada. It is the source of the Drolet River, a tributary of the Chaudière River and a sub-tributary of the St. Lawrence River. Geography Its area is 708 acres, its elevation is 457 meters, and its maximum depth is 8 meters. The species of fish are; rainbow trout, brown trout and walleye. The name evokes a surveyor from Saint-Sébastien who would go fishing on the frozen lake in winter. The lake is located about from the Morne de Saint-Sébastien Morne, Morné, Mörne, etc. may refer to: People * Morné (given name) * Morné (surname) * Arvid Mörne (1876-1946), a Finnish author and poet Places * Morne a Chandelle, a village in the Sud-Est department of Haiti * Morne-à-l'Eau, a commu ..., which rises to an altitude of . Tourism Located near the Route des Sommets, in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Ludger, Quebec
Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. The population is 1,074 as of 2021. The municipality of Saint-Ludger was created in 1998 from the amalgamation of the village of Saint-Ludger, the municipality of Risborough and the township of Gayhurst-Partie-Sud-Est. The first settlers arrived in the area before 1863. It is named in honour of Ludger of Utrecht, the first bishop of Münster A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ... in the 9th century. References External links * Municipalité de Saint-Ludger(in French)Commission de toponymie du Québec [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit (, ) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ... and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Lac-Mégantic. Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Lac-Mégantic ;Municipalities (15) * Audet, Quebec, Audet * Frontenac, Quebec, Frontenac * Lac-Drolet, Quebec, Lac-Drolet * Lambton, Quebec, Lambton * Milan, Quebec, Milan * Nantes, Quebec, Nantes * Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Quebec, Notre-Dame-des-Bois * Piopolis, Quebec, Piopolis * Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Bluets (Grand Lac Saint François)
The rivière aux Bluets (''in English: Blueberries River'') is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River. The course of the "Rivière aux Bluets" crosses the territory of the municipalities of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Courcelles-Saint-Évariste and Lambton, Québec, Lambton, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. Geography The main hydrographic slopes near the "Rivière aux Bluets" are: * north side: Petite rivière Muskrat, Hamel River; * east side: rivière Grande Coudée, Petite rivière du Portage; * south side: Ludgine River, Madisson River, Grand lac Saint François; * west side: Muskrat River (Grand lac Saint François), Muskrat river, rivière de l'Or. The "Rivière aux Bluets" has its source in a mountainous area in the seventh rang, south of the village of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, north-east of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludgine River
The Ludgine River (''in French: rivière Ludgine'') is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. The Ludgine River flows through Quebec, Canada, MRC of: * Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches): municipality of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset; * Le Granit Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Estrie): municipalities of Lac-Drolet and Saint-Ludger; Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Ludgine river are: * north side: Petit Portage River, rivière de la Grande Coudée; * east side: Chaudière River; * south side: Chaudière River, Drolet River; * west side: Drolet Lake, rivière aux Bluets Sud. The Ludgine river has its source in a mountainous area in the canton of Dorset in the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset. This area is located east of the municipality boundary of Saint-Sébastien and north of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pozer River
The Pozer River (''in French: rivière Pozer'') is a river that originates in Shenley Township and flows into the Chaudière River at Saint-Georges. The latter flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Saint-Benoit-Labre and Saint-Georges (Aubert-Gallion sector), in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring watersheds of the Pozer river are: * north side: Fabrique stream, Chaudière River; * east side: Chaudière River; * south side: Roy brook, Toinon River, rivière de la Grande Coudée; * west side: Bras Saint-Victor, rivière des Hamel. The Pozer River takes its sources from several tributaries that drain lakes Saint-Charles, Poulin and Raquette as well as the northern part of the township of Shenley. Its source is located at northeast of the center of the village ... [...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] |
