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Grand-Remous

Grand-Remous is a town and municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The municipality is south of the Baskatong Reservoir, spanning both sides of the Gatineau River. The town is situated at the intersection of Route 117 and Route 105.

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Settlement.name: Grand-Remous
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Grand Remous QC.jpg
Settlement.flag_size: 120x100px
Settlement.shield_size: 120x100px
Settlement.image_map: Grand-Remous Quebec location diagram.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Western Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in western Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Outaouais
Settlement.subdivision_type3: RCM
Settlement.subdivision_name3: La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau

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"Grand-Remous" is French for "great eddy" and is a reference to a large whirlpool on the Gatineau River near the Grand Remous Chute. This name matches the Atikamekw name "Obémiticwang", also meaning "choppy waters" or "big stir."