Nouvelle, Quebec
Nouvelle | |
|---|---|
Saint-John-the-Evangelist Church in Nouvelle | |
Location within Avignon RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′N 66°19′W / 48.133°N 66.317°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Settled | late 18th century |
| Constituted | October 10, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rachel Dugas |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.48 km2 (91.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.66 km2 (90.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7.00 m (22.97 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,782 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 6.0% |
| • Dwellings | 931 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | nouvellegaspesie |
Nouvelle (French pronunciation: [nuvɛl] ⓘ) is a municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula at the mouth of the Nouvelle River, where the Restigouche River widens into Chaleur Bay.
In addition to Nouvelle itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Allard, Brébeuf (Dugal), Drapeau, Miguasha, Miguasha-Ouest, Nouvelle-Ouest, and Provancher.
Nouvelle's graphic seal is a world globe overlaid by Eusthenopteron foordi, whose fossil discovery brought worldwide fame to the Miguasha National Park, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the municipality. The seal's red and gray colours represent the colors of the rocks present on the fossil site.