Rivière-du-Loup
| Rivière-du-Loup | |||
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 Riviere du Loup: Église Saint-Patrice |
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Bas-Saint-Laurent | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Rivière-du-Loup | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 50 ′ N , 69 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 84.23 km² | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
19,192 (as of 2010) 24,570 (as of 2006) |
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| Population density : | 227.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 12072 | ||
| Mayor : | Sylvie Vignet | ||
| Website : | www.ville.riviere-du-loup.qc.ca | ||
Rivière-du-Loup is a town in the Canadian county of the same name Rivière-du-Loup and is also its capital. The city on the right bank of the St. Lawrence River had a total of 19,192 inhabitants in 2010 and covers an area of 84.23 km².
history
Rivière-du-Loup was founded in 1673 by Charles-Aubert de la Chesnaye. The name is derived from the nearby river of the same name, Rivière du Loup , which bears the French name "Wolf River". In 1850 the growing community was renamed Fraserville in honor of the settler Alexandre Fraser and received city rights in 1910 . In 1919 the city got its original name back.
On November 10, 1950, a B-50A of the 64th Bombardement Squadron (43rd Bombardement Group, 15th Air Force) lost a Mk. IV atomic bomb in the Saint Lawrence River near Rivière-du-Loup. There was no detonation.
traffic
Rivière-du-Loup lies between Québec , the maritime provinces and the Gaspésie peninsula . The Trans-Canada Highway runs from Québec to Rivière-du-Loup, and then forks from Autoroute 20 to Autoroute 85 in a southerly direction to Edmundston . The further north running Autoroute 20 leads to Rimouski .
A ferry service connects the city with Saint-Siméon, on the other bank of the Saint Lawrence River. There is also a small airfield around ten kilometers southwest of the city center. Rivière-du-Loup is connected to the rail network of VIA Rail Canada .
Attractions
- The Catholic Church of Saint-Patrice in the town center was built between 1855 and 1856.
- There is a small waterfall on the Rivière-du-Loup river of the same name .
Personalities
- Alexandre-Antonin Taché (1823-1894), first Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Diocese of Saint-Boniface
literature
- Régis Jean: Rivière-du-Loup. De la mission à la cité. Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup 1987
