Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | |
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Church of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | |
Location within La Mitis RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′N 68°10′W / 48.42°N 68.17°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | January 7, 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georges Deschenes |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.00 km2 (49.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 126.98 km2 (49.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,177 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 581 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-234 R-298 |
| Website | www.municipalite. saint-gabriel-de-rimouski.qc.ca |
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡabʁijɛl də ʁimuski]) is a municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to January 31, 1998 it was known simply as Saint-Gabriel. The name pays homage to Father Gabriel Nadeau (1808-1869), first priest of the parish and parish priest of Sainte-Luce (1842-1869).