Rapides-des-Joachims
Rapides-des-Joachims | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): Swisha, The Swisha | |
Location within Pontiac RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 77°41′W / 46.200°N 77.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Pontiac |
| Settled | 17th century |
| Constituted | January 1, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Doug Rousselle |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi |
| • Prov. riding | Pontiac |
| Area | |
• Total | 257.36 km2 (99.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 238.90 km2 (92.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 141 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 117 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 613 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Rapides-des-Joachims is a municipality and village in western Quebec, Canada, part of Pontiac County in the Outaouais region. The village is situated on Rapides-des-Joachims Island (l'île de Rapides-des-Joachims) on the Ottawa River, about 100 km northwest of Fort-Coulonge. It is also known as Swisha.
Rapides-des-Joachims is isolated from the rest of Quebec's road network because the only paved road link to the village is through Rolphton, Ontario. It is the only community on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River between Sheenboro and Témiscaming. Because it is also isolated from Quebec's telecommunications network, the community is part of Rolphton's telephone exchange area, and is consequently served by Ontario's area code 613 rather than Quebec's area code 819.