Longue-Rive () is a
municipality
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located on the north shore of the
maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (Region 09) (, ; ) is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region of Quebec, on the Quebec-Labrador peninsula, Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, Canada.
The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ...
region
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,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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The municipality includes the communities of
Sault-au-Mouton, Baie-des-Bacon, Pointe-à-Boisvert, Rivière-Éperlan and
Saint-Paul-du-Nord.
History
On June 2, 1898, the Township Municipality of Saint-Paul de Mille-Vaches was formed when it split off from the Municipality of Escoumains. It changed statutes on July 4, 1931, to become the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord.
On January 1, 1947, the Village Municipality of Sault-au Mouton was created when it separated from Saint-Paul-du-Nord.
In May 1997, the Village Municipality of Sault-au-Mouton
and the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord
were merged into the new Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord–Sault-au-Mouton.
The municipal council had 12 months to request for a name change, in consultation with its population. The new name Longue-Rive was chosen out of a list of 10 options through a referendum on May 26, 1998, and approved by the government on September 22, 1998. Longue-Rive (French for "long shore") refers to the municipality's location along the north shore of the
maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River.
Demographics
Local government
List of former mayors:
* Mario Tremblay
* Donald Perron (2009–present)
See also
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List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Côte-Nord
La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality