Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Portage is a municipality[2] in the Canadian province of Quebec located at the edge of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It is part of the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and home to the Riviere-du-Loup Golf Club.

Notre-Dame-du-Portage
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM
Notre-Dame-du-Portage
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°46′N 69°37′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRivière-du-Loup
ConstitutedJuly 19, 1856
Government
  MayorVincent More
  Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
  Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
  Total115.90 km2 (44.75 sq mi)
  Land39.91 km2 (15.41 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,193
  Density29.9/km2 (77/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
5.5%
  Dwellings
686
Postal code(s)
G0L 1Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

Route 132
Websitewww.municipalite.notre-dame-du-portage.qc.ca

Main sights

Notre-Dame-du-Portage is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec. Its Roman Catholic Church was constructed in 1859.

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