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Rivière au Tonnerre, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

Constituted
  
December 14, 1925

Postal code(s)
  
G0G 2L0

Elevation
  
5 m

Population
  
307 (2011)

Province
  
Québec

Settled
  
1853

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Area code(s)
  
418 and 581

Area
  
632.5 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 11:02 PM

Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Quebec

Weather
  
-7°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 89% Humidity

RCMs
  
Côte-Nord, Minganie Regional County Municipality

Rivière-au-Tonnerre is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

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Map of Rivi%C3%A8re-au-Tonnerre, QC, Canada

In addition to Riviere-au-Tonnerre itself, the communities within the municipality include Rivière-Pigou, Rivière-aux-Graines, and Sheldrake, all located along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and accessible via Quebec Route 138.

The main and almost exclusive local economic activity is crab fishing. A factory which processes the crab meat sustains the bulk of the population.

The eponymous Thunder River (French: Riviere au Tonnerre), which flows through the municipality, has a large series of waterfalls at 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from its mouth in the Saint Lawrence. These falls with a total drop of about 50 meters (160 ft) have a roar that reminds one of the noise caused by thunder.

History

The first permanent settlers arrived circa 1853 or 1854, and founded Sheldrake and Riviere-au-Tonnerre as fishing settlements. In 1875, more pioneers followed, originating notably from Paspébiac in the Gaspésie region. At the same time, the first chapel was built and the Parish of Saint-Hippolyte was formed. However it was commonly called Rivière-au-Tonnerre, like the settlement. In 1890, the post office opened under the English equivalent name of "Thunder River" (Frenchized in 1933). By 1908, there were 70 families engaged in agriculture. In 1925, the Municipality of Riviere-au-Tonnerre was formed.

References

Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Quebec Wikipedia