Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec

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Rivière-au-Renard is a former municipality in the Gaspé Peninsula, in the province of Quebec, Canada, now part of the Town of Gaspé.

Rivière-au-Renard
Rivière-au-Renard showing the port
Rivière-au-Renard showing the port
Rivière-au-Renard is located in Eastern Quebec
Rivière-au-Renard
Rivière-au-Renard
Coordinates: 48°59′30″N 64°23′00″W / 48.99167°N 64.38333°W / 48.99167; -64.38333
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
MunicipalityGaspé
Incorporated1856
Amalgamated1971
Population
 • Total3,000
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code418

Originally settled in the 1790s by French-Canadian and Irish families, Rivière-au-Renard is located on the banks of a large open bay on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the eastern end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The town was originally populated by immigrants from Ireland, mostly those who remained in the area following the sinking of the Carrick in 1847.[1]

In 1971, this former municipality was amalgamated into the Town of Gaspé.

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References

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  1. ^ "Rivière-au-Renard - Québec". Grandquebec.com. 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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