Rivière-à-Pierre
Also known as municipalité du canton de Bois, Bois, Riviere-a-Pierre, Rivière à Pierre
Rivière-à-Pierre () is a municipality of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. This area of the Laurentian Mountains is part of the Batiscanie and has more than 200 lakes. The village of Rivière-à-Pierre was developed on each side of the river that bears its name. Rivière-à-Pierre is the second largest municipality in the Portneuf RCM in terms of area.
Key facts
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- Rivière-à-Pierre
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- Municipality
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- Aerial view of Rivière-à-Pierre
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etyomology
- History
- Demographics
- Population
- Language
- Economy
- Attractions
- Multi-functional track
- Granite quarry
- Granite Interpretation Centre
- "Marmite" Fall
- Railway station
- Church and rectory
- Replica of the cross of Gaspé
- Government
- See also
- References
- External links
Rivière-à-Pierre () is a municipality of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. This area of the Laurentian Mountains is part of the Batiscanie and has more than 200 lakes. The village of Rivière-à-Pierre was developed on each side of the river that bears its name. Rivière-à-Pierre is the second largest municipality in the Portneuf RCM in terms of area.
The Rivière-à-Pierre railway station, located in the village is served by Via Rail.
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2 mapped locations