Matapédia
| Matapédia | |||
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 Matapédia Train Station (2006) |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Avignon | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 58 ′ N , 66 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 71.55 km² | ||
| Residents : | 645 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Foundation : | 1808, November 4, 1905 parish | ||
| Mayor : | Nicole Lagacé | ||
 Mission Saint-Laurent-de-Matapédia |
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Matapédia is a municipality ( municipalité ) in the eastern part of the Canadian province of Québec .
Matapédia is located at the confluence of the Rivière Matapédia in the Restigouche in the south of the administrative region Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the regional county municipality of Avignon . The parish is 20 km west of Campbellton . The highway Route 132 connects with Matapédia Rimouski .
The community had 645 inhabitants at the 2016 census. The municipal area covers 71.55 km².
Web links
Commons : Matapédia - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Census Profile, 2016 Census . Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2018.