Ragueneau, Quebec

Ragueneau
Parish municipality
Ragueneau Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°04′N 68°32′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Manicouagan
Settled	1920
Constituted	March 7, 1951
Named for	Paul Ragueneau[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Raymond Lavoie
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	René-Lévesque
Area [2][3]
• Total	215.37 km^2 (83.15 sq mi)
• Land	179.83 km^2 (69.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,314
• Density	7.3/km^2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	2.2%
• Dwellings	713
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0H 1S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-138
Website	www.municipalite. ragueneau.qc.ca

Ragueneau (French pronunciation: [ʁaɡno]) is a parish municipality located on Outardes Bay, on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord region, Manicouagan RCM, in Quebec, Canada.

History

The first settlers arrived in 1920, mostly from Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Les Escoumins, and Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf. That same year, Ragueneau Township was proclaimed and named after Jesuit Paul Ragueneau (1608-1680). In 1926, its post office opened.[1]

Three communities developed concurrently along the shores of the Saint Lawrence: Rivière-à-la-Truite in the north-east, Ruisseau-Vert in the centre, and Ragueneau in the south-west. The main administrative, commercial, cultural, and religious activities concentrated in Ruisseau-Vert, so that over time this community became known as Ragueneau itself. In 1951, the Parish Municipality of Ragueneau was incorporated.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ragueneau had a population of 1,314 living in 613 of its 713 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 1,343. With a land area of 179.83 km^2 (69.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km^2 (18.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical census populations – Ragueneau, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,248 —     1956 1,523 +22.0% 1961 1,747 +14.7% 1966 2,016 +15.4% 1971 1,802 −10.6% 1976 1,970 +9.3% 1981 1,917 −2.7% 1986 1,843 −3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,722 −6.6% 1996 1,684 −2.2% 2001 1,584 −5.9% 2006 1,520 −4.0% 2011 1,405 −7.6% 2016 1,343 −4.4% 2021 1,314 −2.2%
Source: Statistics Canada[4][5]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 97.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 2.3%

References

1. "Ragueneau (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
3. "Ragueneau, Quebec (Code 2496040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
4. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.

External links

• Municipaliaty of Ragueneau, official web site (Fr)