Kamouraska, Quebec

Kamouraska
Municipality
Aerial view of Kamouraska
Aerial view of Kamouraska
Coat of arms of Kamouraska
Coat of arms
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Kamouraska is located in Eastern Quebec
Kamouraska
Kamouraska
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°34′N 69°52′W / 47.567°N 69.867°W / 47.567; -69.867[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedApril 25, 1987
Named forKamouraska River[2]
Government
[3]
 • MayorAnik Corminboeuf
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[3][4]
 • Total145.50 km2 (56.18 sq mi)
 • Land44.07 km2 (17.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total607
 • Density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 1.5%
 • Dwellings
393
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1M0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-132
Websitewww.kamouraska.ca

Kamouraska is a municipality on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of Kamouraska. It has been named one of the top 20 most beautiful villages in the province of Quebec, and the municipality is a member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec Association.

The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge".

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