Routhierville

Routhierville
Unorganized territory
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Routhierville is located in Eastern Quebec
Routhierville
Routhierville
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°11′N 67°09′W / 48.183°N 67.150°W / 48.183; -67.150[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Matapédia
Constitutedunspecified
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
625.80 km2 (241.62 sq mi)
 • Land626.26 km2 (241.80 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
20
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11.1%
 • Dwellings
15
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132

Routhierville (French pronunciation: [ʁutjevil]) is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The territory is bisected by the Matapédia River and Quebec Route 132 that runs parallel to it. There are two hamlets in the territory: the eponymous Routhierville (48°10′57″N 67°08′57″W / 48.18250°N 67.14917°W / 48.18250; -67.14917) and Milnikek (48°08′21″N 67°09′11″W / 48.13917°N 67.15306°W / 48.13917; -67.15306).

The community of Routhierville is located on the west bank of the Matapédia River along the Canadian National Railway that was originally constructed as the Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s, while its train station was built in 1878. The community used to be called Assametquagan, meaning "appearing at the detour," but was renamed after station master Alphonse Routhier (1875–1958).[4][5]

The community of Routhierville is accessible from Route 132 with a covered bridge over the Matapédia River, built in 1931 to replace a ferry. This 78.5-metre-long (258 ft) and 6.3-metre-wide (21 ft) bridge was classified as a historic monument on October 1, 2009, and rebuilt in 2011.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2021: 20 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.1%)
  • Population in 2016: 18
  • Population in 2011: 15
  • Population in 2006: 5
  • Population in 2001: 25
  • Population in 1996: 24
  • Population in 1991: 40

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 11 (total dwellings: 15)

Notable people

  • Routhierville bridge before refurbishing
    Routhierville bridge before refurbishing
  • Routhierville bridge today
    Routhierville bridge today
  • Routhierville bridge today
    Routhierville bridge today
  • Routhierville bridge before
    Routhierville bridge before
  • Routhierville bridge before
    Routhierville bridge before

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149679". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Routhierville". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "Routhierville census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ "Routhierville description". Info Gaspésie. Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  5. ^ a b "Pont couvert de Routhierville" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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