New Richmond (Quebec)
New Richmond | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Quebec | |
Administrative region : | Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
MRC or equivalent : | Bonaventure | |
Coordinates : | 48 ° 10 ′ N , 65 ° 52 ′ W | |
Area : | 168.84 km² | |
Residents : | 3748 (as of 2007) | |
Population density : | 22.2 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Municipality number: | 05070 | |
Postal code : | GOC | |
Mayor : | Nicole Appleby | |
Website : | www.vileenewrichmond.com |
New Richmond is a city in the MRC Bonaventure in the southeast of the Canadian province of Québec .
It is located at the mouth of the Petite rivière Cascapédia in the Baie des Chaleurs on the south coast of the Gaspésie Peninsula. 5 km west of New Richmond reaches cascapédia river to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . The Route 132 passes over the coast of New Richmond.
sons and daughters of the town
- François Bourque (* 1984), ski racer