The Ferrée River (''in French: Rivière Ferrée'') is a tributary of the south shore of the
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...
where it flows into the small hamlet of Village-des-Aulnaies, located southwest of the village of
La Pocatière
La Pocatière () is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Pocatière had a population of l ...
and north-east of the village of
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
See also
* List of municipalities in Quebec
* Alexis Bélanger Alexis Bélanger (January 18, 1808 - September 7, 1868) was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary; born at Saint-Roch- ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym Rivière Ferrée was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the
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 th ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Ferrée
See also
* 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 313 ...
References
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
L'Islet Regional County Municipality