| Forestville | |
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| Motto: Per sylvam ("Through the forest") | |
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Forestville
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Regional county | La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Settled | 1844 |
| Incorporated | 1944 |
| Merged | January 5, 1980 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Micheline Anctil |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 241.73 km2 (93.3 sq mi) |
| • Land | 195.22 km2 (75.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,543 |
| • Density | 18.1/km2 (46.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | G0T 1E0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.forestville.ca |
Forestville is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 138, approximately 103 kilometres (64 mi) southwest of Baie-Comeau. There is a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Forestville to Rimouski, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence that is over 50 kilometres (31 mi) wide at this point.[3] The city operates the Forestville Airport.
Forestville is known for their hunting and fishing opportunities, there is a strong moose hunting season as well as many lakes and rivers to fish in. Beaches and camping aplenty in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter, it is also host to the The Defi Boreal 100K Loppet which is a cross-country and snow skating race with varying distances including 100 km.
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While the area had been home to indigenous First Nations, the first European settlers came in 1844 following the construction of a sawmill by Edward Selvin, of Les Éboulements. By 1849, the mill was sold to William Price. One of the superintendents of the Price Company was Grant William Forrest (died November 15, 1878), after whom the new settlement was named. As written by Surveyor P.H. Dumais in 1873, the little village, "with its chapel and its windmills", was originally spelled Forrest-Ville, but the English version of his text showed the spelling Forestville. Being at the mouth of the Sault aux Cochons River, the place was also alternatively known as Sault-au-Cochon.[4]
The Price Company owned large tracks of land in the area and prospered between 1870 and 1885, but went into decline about 1885, leading to the mill's closure in 1890. In 1937, the Forestville Post Office opened. That same year the forest industry was revitalized when the Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills Company built a new mill, and in 1942, built the Arboriduc log flume that carried logs for several kilometers to the port at the mouth of the Sault aux Cochons River. Subsequently, the Town of Forestville and the Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Laval were established in 1944 and in 1950 respectively.[4][5]
In 1980, Forestville and Saint-Luc-de-Laval were merged to form the new Town of Forestville.[4]
Population trend:[6]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1560 (total dwellings: 1678)
Mother tongue:
| Lac-au-Brochet | Colombier | |||
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| Portneuf-sur-Mer | Saint Lawrence River |
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