Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Quebec
| Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage | |
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| Parish municipality | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. |
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 Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 71°14′W / 46.483°N 71.233°WCoordinates: 46°29′N 71°14′W / 46.483°N 71.233°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | May 1, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Dion |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.80 km2 (23.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 61.91 km2 (23.90 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,091 |
| • Density | 17.6/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 11.9% |
| • Dwellings | 429 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 1W0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www debeaurivage |
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage is a parish municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,091 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It was named after the Narcisse Dionne, an early benefactor of the parish. Beaurivage is associated to the seigneurie of Beaurivage, also known as Saint-Gilles.
On August 26, 1972, five days after escaping from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul jail in Laval, Quebec, notorious French criminal Jacques Mesrine and his Quebec accomplice Jean-Paul Mercier robbed the Caisse populaire of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage. Ten minutes earlier, they had robbed the caisse of Saint-Bernard, for a total of $26,000 that day.
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