Cacouna, Quebec
| Cacouna | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM. | |
  Cacouna Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′N 69°30′W / 47.917°N 69.500°WCoordinates: 47°55′N 69°30′W / 47.917°N 69.500°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | March 22, 2006 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Ghislaine Daris |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.28 km2 (24.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,939 |
| • Density | 30.6/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 961 |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 1G0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |
 Route 132  Route 191  Route 291 |
| Website |
www |
Cacouna is a municipality[2] in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 132.
History and Geography
It was established on March 22, 2006 when the former village and the former parish municipality that were both called Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna merged into a municipality under the name "Cacouna".[4]
The port of Gros-Cacouna is situated on the river. The Maliseet First Nations of Viger reserve also called Cacouna is located nearby.
The extensive salt marshes near the port are an important habitat for migrating waterfowl.
The name "Cacouna" comes from the Algonquin word kàgonàng, meaning "land of the porcupine".[5]
Energy East proposal
On 10 November 2014, it was revealed by a Toronto newspaper that the terminus of the proposed petroleum pipeline called 'Energy East' would be located in Cacouna.[6] The target market of TransCanada for the goods is Total SA, a French petroleum refiner which is part-owned by the Desmarais family, who have interests in the oil sands of Alberta.[6] The oil will transit from the North shore of the St. Lawrence River at the Quebec Bridge, to reach the South shore at Levis, Quebec. The economics of trans-oceanic shipment is the chief reason for this new port installation.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 393211 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geographic code 12057 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2412057) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2006/Modif_mars06.pdf
- ↑ Cuoq, Jean André. 1886. Lexique de la Langue Algonquine. Montréal: J. Chapleau & Fils.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 G+M: "Quebeckers aren’t being shown the pipeline big picture" 10 Nov 2014
External links
- (French)/(English) Cacouna unofficial website
 |
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Saint Lawrence River |
L'Isle-Verte | | |
| Baie-Sainte-Catherine Saint Lawrence River |
 |
Saint-Arsène | ||
| ||||
 | ||||
| Rivière-du-Loup |
| ||||||||||||||||||
