Natashquan, Quebec (township)
| Natashquan | |
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| Township municipality | |
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 Natashquan
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| Coordinates: 50°11′N 61°49′W / 50.183°N 61.817°WCoordinates: 50°11′N 61°49′W / 50.183°N 61.817°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Settled | 1855 |
| Constituted | September 16, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Landry |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200.40 km2 (77.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 203.51 km2 (78.58 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 246 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |
 6.8% |
| • Dwellings | 165 |
| Time zone | Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0G 2E0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 138
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| Website | www |
Natashquan is a township municipality and village in Minganie Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. It should not be confused with the adjacent but separate Innu reserve of Natashquan.
The township is named after the Natashquan River, that had already been mapped and named in the 17th century. It comes from the Innu language, meaning "where one hunts for bear".
In addition to the village of Natashquan itself, the municipality also includes the small community of Pointe-Parent (50°07′49″N 61°48′02″W / 50.13028°N 61.80056°W) that is located on the Natashquan River, directly adjacent to the Natashquan Reserve. It is home to some fishermen homes and was served by a post office from 1953 to 1976. Once also known as Pointe-du-Poste and Village-du-Poste, Pointe-Parent was named after priest Pierre-Clément Parent (1733–1784) who served as missionary in Tadoussac and Labrador and died in Natashquan.
The community is located on the north shore of the Jacques Cartier Strait and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, straddling both banks of the Little Natashquan River, some 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Havre-Saint-Pierre. The township is bordered on the east and south by the estuary of the Natashquan River, and encompasses an area that is riddled with numerous small ponds and lakes.
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