Forestville, Quebec

Forestville
Motto: 
Per sylvam ("Through the forest")
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
Forestville is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Forestville
Forestville
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 69°05′W / 48.733°N 69.083°W / 48.733; -69.083[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLa Haute-Côte-Nord
Settled1844
ConstitutedJanuary 5, 1980
Government
 • MayorMicheline Anctil
 • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
 • Total244.42 km2 (94.37 sq mi)
 • Land192.61 km2 (74.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,892
 • Density15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 6.1%
 • Dwellings
1,577
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-138 R-385
Websiteville.forestville.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Forestville is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River along Route 138, approximately 103 kilometres (64 mi) southwest of Baie-Comeau. There is a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Forestville to Rimouski, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence that is over 50 kilometres (31 mi) wide at this point.[4] The city operates the Forestville Airport.

Forestville is known for its hunting and fishing: moose hunting season is popular and there are many lakes and rivers to fish in as well as beaches and camping spots for the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. It is also host to the Boreal Loppet which is a cross-country skiing race with varying distances including 60 kilometres (37 mi). It also hosted the longest cross-country ski race in the world, at 103 kilometres (64 mi), from 2005 to 2011.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 95045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. ^ a b "Forestville, Quebec (Code 2495045) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ^ "Bonjour Québec.com: Rimouski/Forestville crossing". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

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