Rimouski
Rimouski | |
|---|---|
| City of Rimouski Ville de Rimouski | |
Skyline of Rimouski from St. Lawrence River | |
| Motto: Legi patrum fidelis (Fidèles à la loi de nos pères) | |
Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′N 68°32′W / 48.45°N 68.53°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Caron |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Rimouski |
| Area | |
| 529.50 km2 (204.44 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 339.13 km2 (130.94 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28.52 km2 (11.01 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 772.93 km2 (298.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 48,935 | |
| • Density | 144.3/km2 (374/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39,840 (75th) |
| • Urban density | 1,396.9/km2 (3,618/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 53,944 (60th) |
| • Metro density | 69.8/km2 (181/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | 0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 24,262 |
| Demonym(s) | Rimouskois, Rimouskoise |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-20 | R-132 R-232 |
| Geocode | 24 10043 |
| Website | www |
.svg){kind=link}
Rimouski (/ˌrɪmˈuːski/ /ˌrɪmuːˈski/ rim-OO-skee RIM-oo-SKEE; French: [ʁimuski] ⓘ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is Legi patrum fidelis (Faithful to the law of our fathers), is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence Estuary, around 300 km downstream of Quebec City. It is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski (which includes the Institut maritime du Québec) and the Music Conservatory. It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres (see below).