Routhierville () is an unorganized territory in the

Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (, 'Lower Saint-Lawrence) is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlan ...

region of Quebec, Canada. The territory is bisected by the Matapédia River and

Quebec Route 132 Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York (state), New York in the hamlet of Dundee, Quebec, Dundee (connecting with New York State Route 3 ...

that runs parallel to it. There are two hamlets in the territory: the eponymous Routhierville () and Milnikek (). The community of Routhierville is located on the west bank of the Matapédia River along the

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that was originally constructed as the

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in the 1860s, while its train station was built in 1878. The community used to be called ''Assametquagan'', meaning "appearing at the detour," but was renamed after station master Alphonse Routhier (1875–1958). The community of Routhierville is accessible from Route 132 with a covered bridge over the Matapédia River, built in 1931 to replace a ferry. This and bridge was classified as a historic monument on October 1, 2009, and rebuilt in 2011.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

census * Population in 2021: 20 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.1%) * Population in 2016: 18 * Population in 2011: 15 * Population in 2006: 5 * Population in 2001: 25 * Population in 1996: 24 * Population in 1991: 40 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 11 (total dwellings: 15)

Notable people

* Jean Brillant - Routhierville born recipient of the

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for actions during the Battle of Amiens during the

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Gallery

Image:Pont couvert (Routhierville).jpg, Routhierville bridge before refurbishing Image:Routhierville2.jpg, Routhierville bridge today Image:Routhierville3.jpg, Routhierville bridge today Image:Pont de Routhierville Sud.jpg, Routhierville bridge before Image:Pont de Routhierville Ouest.jpg, Routhierville bridge before

References

{{authority control Unorganized territories in Bas-Saint-Laurent La Matapédia Regional County Municipality

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