Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec
| Rivière-à-Claude | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM. |
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 Rivière-à-Claude
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| Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°54′W / 49.217°N 65.900°WCoordinates: 49°13′N 65°54′W / 49.217°N 65.900°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Settled | 1860 |
| Constituted | December 18, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Réjean Normand |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.70 km2 (59.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 156.61 km2 (60.47 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 24.0% |
| • Dwellings | 127 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0E 1Z0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 132
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Rivière-à-Claude is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
In addition to Rivière-à-Claude itself, the municipality also includes the community of Ruisseau-à-Rebours.
The first permanent settlers arrived in 1860. The settlement, originally called Duchesnay after senator Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (1809-1886), gained a post office in 1879 and grew to 200 persons by 1888. In 1898, the Parish of Saint-Évagre was founded.
In 1923, the place was incorporated. In 1968, the municipality was renamed to Rivière-à-Claude after the Claude River that has its source near the municipality's inland boundary. This river may be named in honour of a pioneer named Joseph Glaude, but there is no certainty since various spellings have existed over time.
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