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Grande-Rivière, Quebec

Grande-Rivière
City
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Coat of arms of Grande-Rivière
Coat of arms
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Grande-Rivière is located in Eastern Quebec
Grande-Rivière

Grande-Rivière
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°24′N 64°30′W / 48.400°N 64.500°W / 48.400; -64.500Coordinates: 48°24′N 64°30′W / 48.400°N 64.500°W / 48.400; -64.500
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM Le Rocher-Percé
Constituted September 21, 1974
Government
 • Mayor Bernard Stevens
 • Federal riding Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. riding Gaspé
Area
 • Total 105.00 km2 (40.54 sq mi)
 • Land 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,456
 • Density 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.4%
 • Dwellings 1,566
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0C 1V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.ville.grande-riviere.qc.ca

Grande-Rivière is a city in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Québec in Canada.

In addition to Grande-Rivière itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Grande-Rivière-Ouest, Petite-Rivière-Ouest, and Petit Pabos.

L'Église de Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a large Roman Catholic church with 1.500 seats which was completed in 1893. The church has a Casavant organ dating from 1954.




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