Routhierville, Quebec

Routhierville
Unorganized territory
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Routhierville is located in Eastern Quebec
Routhierville
Routhierville
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°11′N 67°09′W / 48.183°N 67.150°W / 48.183; -67.150[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Matapédia
Constitutedunspecified
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
[2][3]
 • Total625.80 km2 (241.62 sq mi)
 • Land626.26 km2 (241.80 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total20
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11.1%
 • Dwellings
15
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132

Routhierville is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The territory is bisected by the Matapédia River and Quebec Route 132 that runs parallel to it. There are two hamlets in the territory: the eponymous Routhierville (48°10′57″N 67°08′57″W / 48.18250°N 67.14917°W / 48.18250; -67.14917) and Milnikek (48°08′21″N 67°09′11″W / 48.13917°N 67.15306°W / 48.13917; -67.15306).

The community of Routhierville is located on the west bank of the Matapédia River along the Canadian National Railway that was originally constructed as the Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s, while its train station was built in 1878. The community used to be called Assametquagan, meaning "appearing at the detour," but was renamed after station master Alphonse Routhier (1875–1958).[4][5]

The community of Routhierville is accessible from Route 132 with a covered bridge over the Matapédia River, built in 1931 to replace a ferry. This 78.5-metre-long (258 ft) and 6.3-metre-wide (21 ft) bridge was classified as a historic monument on October 1, 2009, and rebuilt in 2011.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Routhierville". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "Routhierville census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ "Routhierville description". Info Gaspésie. Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  5. ^ a b "Pont couvert de Routhierville" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-06.