L'Orignal, Ontario

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L'Orignal is a village in Champlain Township in eastern Ontario. It took its name from a nearby location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal, where moose, "orignal" in French, crossed the river. In 1816, it was chosen as the district town for the Ottawa District. It is now the county seat for Prescott and Russell United Counties. As of 2006, the population is 3,563.

[edit] Geography

According to Statistics Canada, the village has a total area of 5.68 km² (2.19 mi²). It is located at 45 degrees 37' N and 74 degrees 44' W.

	Prescott and Russell United Counties
Municipalities	Township of Alfred and Plantagenet - Village of Casselman - Champlain Township - City of Clarence-Rockland - Township of East Hawkesbury - Town of Hawkesbury - Township of Russell - Municipality of The Nation
Major Unincorporated Communities	Alfred - Bourget - Embrun - Limoges - L'Orignal - Plantagenet - Rockland - Russell - St. Isidore - Vankleek Hill
Airports	Embrun Airport - Hawkesbury Airport - Hawkesbury (East) Airport - Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport - Pendleton Airport
Ice Hockey Teams	Embrun Panthers - Casselman Stars - Rockland Nationals - Saint-Isidore Eagles - Vankleek Hill Cougars - Hawkesbury Hawks - Clarence Castors