Les Éboulements
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Les Éboulements is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.
Les Éboulements | |
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Coordinates: 47°29′N 70°19′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | Charlevoix |
Settled | c. 1710 |
Constituted | September 19, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Tremblay |
• Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord |
• Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
Area | |
• Total | 156.60 km2 (60.46 sq mi) |
• Land | 156.19 km2 (60.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,465 |
• Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 10.1% |
• Dwellings | 925 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-362 |
Website | www |
Its population centres include Les Éboulements (located along Route 362 on the plateau overlooking the Saint Lawrence River), Éboulements-Est (at the feet of Mount Éboulements), Cap-aux-Oies, Sainte-Marie-de-Charlevoix, and Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive (47°27′30″N 70°22′05″W on the shores of the Saint Lawrence facing Saint-Bernard-sur-Mer). Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, formerly known as Les Éboulements-en-Bas and Quai-des-Éboulements, is the departure point for ferries to L'Isle-aux-Coudres.
The municipality is member of the Association of Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec due to its country heritage and to the beautiful architecture and character of its houses.