Natashquan | |
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Municipality | |
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  Natashquan Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 61°49′W / 50.183°N 61.817°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Settled | 1855 |
| Constituted | September 16, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henri Wapistan |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 695.43 km2 (268.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 667.91 km2 (257.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10.7 m (35.1 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 262 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 156 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | www |
Natashquan is a municipality in Minganie Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. It should not be confused with the adjacent but separate Innu reserve of Nutashkuan.
The municipality is named after the Natashquan River, which had already been mapped and named in the 17th century. It comes from the Innu language, meaning "where one hunts for bear".[1]
In addition to the village of Natashquan itself, the municipality also includes the small community of Pointe-Parent (50°07′49″N 61°48′02″W / 50.13028°N 61.80056°W) that is located on the Natashquan River, directly adjacent to the Natashquan Reserve. It is home to some fishermen's homes and was served by a post office from 1953 to 1976. Once also known as Pointe-du-Poste and Village-du-Poste, Pointe-Parent was named after priest Pierre-Clément Parent (1733–1784) who served as missionary in Tadoussac and Labrador and died in Natashquan.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités - Natashquan". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Natashquan, Municipalité (MÉ) Quebec Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ National Research Council Canada – Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pointe-Parent (hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-16.