Kamouraska
| Kamouraska | |||
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 St. Lawrence River near Kamouraska |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Bas-Saint-Laurent | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Kamouraska | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 69 ° 52 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 40.81 km² | ||
| Residents : | 707 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 17.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | GOL 1MO | ||
| Mayor : | Claude Langlais | ||
| Website : | www.kamouraska.ca | ||
Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and part of the county town of Kamouraska . The name is derived from the Algonquin languages and means "where rushes grow at the water's edge". The community with around 700 inhabitants and 40.81 km² was first settled in 1692. The first church was built in 1709. Highway 132 runs through Kamouraska .
Kamouraska was voted one of the 20 Most Beautiful Villages in Québec Province.
Personalities
- Charles Chiniquy (1809–1899), Presbyterian preacher
- Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880–1998), age record holder
- Dorylas Moreau (1947–2019), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda
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See also
- MEDNIK syndrome (Erythrokeratodermia variabilis of the Kamouraska type)