Rivière-au-Renard

Rivière-au-Renard
Rivière-au-Renard showing the port
Rivière-au-Renard
Coordinates: 48°59′30″N 64°23′00″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Municipality	Gaspé
Incorporated	1856
Amalgamated	1971
Population
• Total	3,000
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	418

Rivière-au-Renard (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ o ʁənaʁ]) is a former municipality in the Gaspé Peninsula, in the province of Quebec, Canada, now part of the Town of Gaspé.

Originally settled in the 1790s by French-Canadian and Irish families, Rivière-au-Renard is located on the banks of a large open bay on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the eastern end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The town was originally populated by immigrants from Ireland, mostly those who remained in the area following the sinking of the Carrick in 1847.^[1]

In 1971, this former municipality was amalgamated into the Town of Gaspé.

Notable people

• Laurence Jalbert, singer
• Sandra Dumaresq, actor
• Cédric Paquette, NHL hockey player

References

1. "Rivière-au-Renard - Québec". Grandquebec.com. 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2010-07-30.

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