La Pêche, Quebec
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| La Pêche | |
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| Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM. Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM. |
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 La Pêche
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais |
| Constituted | January 1, 1975 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Robert Bussière |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 616.50 km2 (238.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 584.65 km2 (225.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 7,619 |
| • Density | 13.0/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.9% |
| • Dwellings | 4,490 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0X 2W0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 105 Route 366 |
| Website | www |
La Pêche (French pronunciation: [la pɛːʃ], Quebec French pronunciation: [la paɪ̯ʃ]) is a municipality along both sides of the Gatineau River in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of downtown Gatineau. It comprises the following villages and communities:
- Duclos
- East-Aldfield
- Edelweiss
- Farrellton
- Wolf Lake
- Lascelles, Rupert and Alcove
- Sainte-Cécile-de-Masham
- Saint-François-de-Masham
- Saint-Louis-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.
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 72446 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 82035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Wakefield Quebec Community Website
- http://www.villelapeche.qc.ca/index.php/en/la-peche/history
- http://www.mrcdescollinesdeloutaouais.qc.ca/
- http://sp.mrcdescollinesdeloutaouais.qc.ca/
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