La Pêche, Quebec

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Coordinates: 45°36′52.1″N 75°57′9″W / 45.614472, -75.9525 (La Pêche, Quebec)

La Pêche, Quebec
—  Municipality  —
Coordinates: 45°36′52″N 75°57′09″W / 45.61444, -75.9525
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM Les Collines-de-
l'Outaouais
Incorporation January 1, 1975
Government
 - Mayor Robert Bussière
 - Federal MP
Pontiac
Lawrence Cannon
(Conservative Party of
Canada)
 - Quebec MNA
Gatineau
Stéphanie Vallée
(Parti Libéral du Québec)
Area [1]
 - Total 597.14 km² (230.6 sq mi)
 - Land 581.56 km² (224.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 - Total 7,477
 - Density 12.86/km² (33.3/sq mi)
 - Change ~2001 +15.9%
 - Dwellings 4,492
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 819
Access Routes Route 105
Route 366
Website: www.villelapeche.qc.ca

La Pêche is a municipality along both sides of the Gatineau River in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, about 30 kilometers (20 mi) north of downtown Hull. It is part of the Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality and comprises the following villages and communities:

  • East Aldfield and Duclos
  • Edelweiss.
  • Lac des Loups
  • Lascelles, Rupert et Alcove
  • Saint-Cécile de Masham
  • Wakefield

Bordering on the north side of the Gatineau Park, La Pêche provides multiple access points to this park.

La Pêche was declared Quebec's first and Canada's second fair trade town on November 9, 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions Québec
    Land area: Statistics Canada
  2. ^ Canada 2006 Census


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