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Rivière-Ouelle is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of La Bouteillerie, once owned by Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot. Jean-Charles Chapais, a Father of Canadian Confederation, was born here.

Rivière-Ouelle
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Rivière-Ouelle Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′N 70°01′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Elizabeth Hudon
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	147.10 km2 (56.80 sq mi)
• Land	57.78 km2 (22.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	970
• Density	16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2017	8.3%
• Dwellings	635
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	A-20 (TCH) Route 132 Route 230
Website	www.riviereouelle.ca

Geography

Rivière-Ouelle lies on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Communities and locations

The following designated areas are within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

• De Saint-Just (47°27′07″N 70°00′05″W) – a hamlet located on Route 132
• Pointe-aux-Orignaux (47°29′07″N 70°01′21″W) – a hamlet located on Anse de Mercier (Mercier Bay)
• Pointe-de-Rivière-Ouelle (47°26′02″N 70°03′01″W) – a hamlet located on the shore of the Saint Lawrence River

Municipal council

• Mayor: Roger Richard
• Councillors: Éric Bérubé, Gilles Hudon, Gilles Levesque, Dominic Morin, Marie-Pierre Richard, Daniel Scherer

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Rivière-Ouelle at Wikimedia Commons

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