Template:Toponymie/doc

Usage

This template creates a citation, including external link, to the information page for a geographical name in Quebec at the Commission de toponymie du Québec website (at toponymie.gouv.qc.ca). The website catalogs information about each geographic name in Quebec (for municipalities, former municipalities, rivers, lakes, street names, districts and neighbourhoods, etc.), including an explanation of the origin of the name where available.

{{toponymie|#####}}

Description of parameters

• first unnamed parameter: This is the numerical code for the corresponding webpage:

To look it up:

1. Go to the Commission de toponymie website, and type the geographical name in the Recherche de noms de lieux field, then click on the "Soumettre" button. If successful, the resulting page will show a listing, which may include a long list of street names and other items. Find the right item in the listing and click on it.

Example: {{toponymie |88}} for Abercorn, Quebec

Result: "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 88". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

Example: {{toponymie |372811}} for Yamaska, Quebec

Result: "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 372811". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

Example: {{toponymie |213419}} for Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal (road)

Result: "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 213419". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

Optional parameters

• text: The linked text. By default, this is "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number #####"

Example: {{toponymie |88 |text=Abercorn (Municipalité de village)}} for Abercorn, Quebec

Result: "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Abercorn (Municipalité de village)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

• access-date: The date the reference was accessed or retrieved.

Example: {{toponymie |88 |access-date=January 1, 2020}} for Abercorn, Quebec

Result: "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 88". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved January 1, 2020.