Pointe-à-la-Croix
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pointe-à-la-Croix (Cross Point in English) is a municipality located on the Restigouche River in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is situated across from the city of Campbellton, New Brunswick.
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Pointe-à-la-Croix | |
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Coordinates: 48°01′N 66°41′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Avignon |
Settled | 1750s |
Constituted | May 7, 1983 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pascal Bujold |
• Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 416.25 km2 (160.72 sq mi) |
• Land | 390.73 km2 (150.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,344 |
• Density | 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 4.5% |
• Dwellings | 697 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
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In addition to Pointe-à-la-Croix itself, the municipality also includes the communities of L'Alverne, Oak Bay, and Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.
The municipality is home to the site of the Battle of the Restigouche, a National Historic Site of Canada, and the Petite Rochelle interpretive centre.