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Also known as Port-Cartier, Quebec, Port-Cartier, QC

Port-Cartier () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Port-Cartier
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Port Cartier.jpg
Settlement.flag_size
120x100px
Settlement.image_shield
Coat_of_arms_for_Port-Cartier.jpeg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Côte-Nord
Settlement.subdivision_type3
RCM
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Sept-Rivières
Settlement.established_title
Settled
Settlement.established_date
1916

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Ville de Port-Cartier – Située à la frontière du 50e parallèle, Port-Cartier vous accueille au cœur de la grandiose région de la Côte-Nord.

villeport-cartier.com →

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Port-Cartoise
Country
Canada
Population
6545
Area
1353.70
Shares border with
Sept-Îles
Image
Port Cartier.jpg
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Commons category
Port-Cartier
inception
2003-02-19
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Rivière-Pentecôte
  • Demographics
  • Jail
  • Local government
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Port-Cartier () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.

Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census. It has a land area of , ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte (), Pointe-aux-Anglais (), Baie-des-Homards (), and Grand-Ruisseau () are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Port-Cartier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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