Nouvelle, Quebec
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Nouvelle is a municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula at the mouth of the Nouvelle River, where the Restigouche River widens into Chaleur Bay.
Nouvelle | |
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Coordinates: 48°08′N 66°19′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Avignon |
Settled | late 18th century |
Constituted | October 10, 1907 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rachel Dugas |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 236.48 km2 (91.31 sq mi) |
• Land | 234.66 km2 (90.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7.00 m (22.97 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,689 |
• Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 6.9% |
• Dwellings | 935 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | nouvellegaspesie |
In addition to Nouvelle itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Allard, Brébeuf (Dugal), Drapeau, Miguasha, Miguasha-Ouest, Nouvelle-Ouest, and Provancher.
Nouvelle's graphic seal is a world globe overlaid by Eusthenopteron foordi, whose fossil discovery brought worldwide fame to the Miguasha National Park, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the municipality. The seal's red and gray colours represent the colors of the rocks present on the fossil site.