Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec
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Calumet's quiet main street
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 Location within Argenteuil RCM. |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 74°38′W / 45.650°N 74.633°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 74°38′W / 45.650°N 74.633°W | ||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Laurentides | |
| RCM | Argenteuil | |
| Constituted | April 24, 2002 | |
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| • Mayor | John Saywell | |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation | |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 329.40 km2 (127.18 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 315.85 km2 (121.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 2,746 | |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) | |
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 0.9% |
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| • Dwellings | 1,899 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J0V 1J0 | |
| Area code(s) | 819 | |
Highways A-50
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| Website | www surlarouge |
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Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is a municipality in the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It is a predominantly Francophone community situated along the southern border of Quebec between Montreal and Ottawa.
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge covers a rectangular area along the shore of the Ottawa River and extends northward into the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains. The neighbouring village of Grenville is located on the Ottawa River.
Most of the population of just over 2,700 live in a rural setting; the villages of Calumet and Pointe-au-Chêne comprise under 1,000 residents in total.
Although the area has been settled for over 200 years, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is a relatively new creation. It was formed in 2002 (as an ordinary municipality) by the merger of the village municipality of Calumet with the township municipality of Grenville; the latter is not to be confused with the neighbouring and still-independent village municipality of Grenville. Each of the two components, Calumet and Grenville, acquired the status of boroughs within the new municipality. The territory of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge includes several smaller neighbourhoods and communities, including Avoca, Bell Falls, Grenville Bay, Kilmar, Marelan, and Pointe-au-Chêne.
The name "Grenville" comes from William Wyndham Grenville, a British statesman who served briefly as British prime minister (1806–1807). While Canada was still under British rule, a canal was built by the military to bypass a series of rapids in the Ottawa River. The canal and the settlement that arose in the region were named in Lord Grenville's honour.
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