Odanak | |
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Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°50′W / 46.067°N 72.833°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
RCM | None |
Constituted | unspecified |
Government | |
• Type | Band council |
• Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |
• Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
Area | |
• Total | 5.70 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
• Land | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 481 |
• Density | 85.8/km2 (222/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 243 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 450 |
Access Routes[5] | R-132 R-226 |
Odanak is an Abenaki First Nations reserve in the Central Quebec region, Quebec, Canada. The mostly First Nations population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 481. The territory is located near the mouth of the Saint-François River at its confluence with the St. Lawrence River. It is partly within the limits of Pierreville and across the river from Saint-François-du-Lac. Odanak is an Abenaki word meaning "in the village".
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