As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the city was created on December 18, 2002 by the amalgamation of the villages of L'Annonciation, La Macaza, Sainte-Véronique, and Canton Marchand. After a referendum in 2004, La Macaza regained its independent status on January 1, 2006 but remains part of the Urban agglomeration of Rivière-Rouge. The urban agglomeration is responsible for managing aspects that are common to all municipalities that were once merged, examples are 911 service, public safety, recycling and many other city functions that were merged into the city. The original villages are now the sectors of L'Annonciation, Marchand, and Sainte-Veronique. Although the city is named Rivière-Rouge, most people still call each town by its historical name.
The city is named for Rouge River that runs through the area. It is a tributary of the Ottawa River (French: Rivière des Outaouais). The region was always known as La Vallee de la Rouge (English: The Valley of the Red), and the city name was probably chosen for this reason. The now defunct local Air cadet squadron number 883 was also called Rivière-Rouge.
The village of l'Annonciation was created in 1908 from the "Downtown" area of the municipality of Marchand, so in one sense it has been re-absorbed into the whole. The two municipalities had done many things in cooperation prior to the merger.
Demographics
Historical census populations – Rivière-Rouge
Year
Pop.
±%
1986
4,512
—
1991
4,424
−2.0%
1996
4,543
+2.7%
2001
4,454
−2.0%
2006
4,625
+3.8%
2011
4,645
+0.4%
2016
4,322
−7.0%
2021
4,631
+7.1%
Population amounts prior to 2002 are total of L'Annonciation (Village), Sainte-Véronique (Village), and hand (Municipalité). Source: Statistics Canada
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière-Rouge had a population of 4,631 living in 2,328 of its 3,082 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 4,322. With a land area of 451.43 km2 (174.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.3/km2 (26.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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The provincial government has over the years looked into creating a bypass of the Trans-Canada HighwayRoute 117 that runs through the L'Annonciation sector, in order to alleviate traffic problems caused by a combination of heavy truck traffic, heavy weekend tourist traffic and a main street that was not built for the amount of traffic. The currently planned new route would cut traffic in the downtown L'Annonciation area by an estimated 75%. The road would split off the current highway south of the village and pass the village to the west, and rejoin the main road just to the north near highway 321. There would also be one additional exchange built off the new highway, about half way that would join up to Montée Marois, a street in the center of the village where the only traffic light is. Much of the land acquisition surveying, and clearing has been undertaken over the past two years. It was expected to be completed by the end of 2009, as of 2011 is still under construction.
Services
Hospitals
Centre Hospitalier Des Laurentides
The city also is home to the regional hospital, Le Centre Hospitalier Des Laurentides (CHDL), which is located in the L'Annonciation sector along the Trans-Canada highway. The hospital is in theory a full service hospital, but each year the provincial health care budget changes considerably and cuts or expansions in services occur. A large portion of the hospital is allocated to the mental ward and to the care of psychiatric patients.
Police
The city does not have a municipal police or public safety force and must rely on the Mont-Laurier precinct of the Sûreté du Québec for police services.
Fire
The city has a volunteer fire department with two fire stations, one serving the Ste-Veronique sector and one serving both the L'Annonciation and Marchand sectors. Prior to the creation of the city, the villages of L'Annonciation and Canton Marchand operated a joint fire department. The city continued to use the same buildings and equipment from the villages.
Education
Du Méandre School
Commission scolaire Pierre-Neveu (CSPN) operates Francophone schools serving all sectors of Rivière-Rouge. It operates the two public schools in Rivière-Rouge.
École du Meandre[9] (known as Ecole Ste-Croix before the province of Quebec restructured their school systems[citation needed]) is located in the L'Annonciation sector. The school goes from kindergarten to secondary 3 (9th grade). It serves as the grade school for the L'Annonciation and Marchand sectors as well as the regional junior high school (secondary 1 through 3, or grades 7 through 9) for Rivière-Rouge, La Macaza, L’Ascension, Nominingue, Ste-Veronique, Lac Saguay and unincorporated areas in between.[citation needed]
École du Christ-Roi, a part of École des Trois Sentiers, is a k-6 grade school located in the Ste-Veronique sector.[10]
Students must complete their last two years of high school at École Polyvalente St-Joseph in the nearby city of Mont-Laurier.
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^ ab"Geographic code 79037 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ab"Rivière-Rouge, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^"2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
^"2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
^"2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^"About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one. Note Sainte-Veronique is not listed in the website list but is shown on the high school map.
External links
Media related to Rivière-Rouge at Wikimedia Commons
June 10, 2023
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For other uses see Red River and Rouge River disambiguation Riviere Rouge English translation Red River is a city located in the Antoine Labelle Regional County Municipality Quebec Canada The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 4 631 Riviere RougeCityLocation within Antoine Labelle RCMRiviere RougeLocation in central QuebecCoordinates 46 25 N 74 52 W 46 417 N 74 867 W 46 417 74 867 1 CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLaurentidesRCMAntoine LabelleConstitutedDecember 18 2002Government 2 MayorDenis Lacasse Federal ridingLaurentides Labelle Prov ridingLabelleArea 2 3 Total499 64 km2 192 91 sq mi Land451 43 km2 174 30 sq mi Population 2021 3 Total4 631 Density10 3 km2 27 sq mi Pop 2016 20217 1 Dwellings3 082Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Postal code s J0T 1T0 amp J0T 2X0Area code819HighwaysR 117 TCH R 321Websitewww wbr riviere rouge wbr ca Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Local government 4 Transportation 5 Services 5 1 Hospitals 5 2 Police 5 3 Fire 6 Education 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditAs part of the 2000 2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec the city was created on December 18 2002 by the amalgamation of the villages of L Annonciation La Macaza Sainte Veronique and Canton Marchand After a referendum in 2004 La Macaza regained its independent status on January 1 2006 but remains part of the Urban agglomeration of Riviere Rouge The urban agglomeration is responsible for managing aspects that are common to all municipalities that were once merged examples are 911 service public safety recycling and many other city functions that were merged into the city The original villages are now the sectors of L Annonciation Marchand and Sainte Veronique Although the city is named Riviere Rouge most people still call each town by its historical name The city is named for Rouge River that runs through the area It is a tributary of the Ottawa River French Riviere des Outaouais The region was always known as La Vallee de la Rouge English The Valley of the Red and the city name was probably chosen for this reason The now defunct local Air cadet squadron number 883 was also called Riviere Rouge The village of l Annonciation was created in 1908 from the Downtown area of the municipality of Marchand so in one sense it has been re absorbed into the whole The two municipalities had done many things in cooperation prior to the merger Demographics EditHistorical census populations Riviere RougeYearPop 19864 512 19914 424 2 0 19964 543 2 7 20014 454 2 0 20064 625 3 8 20114 645 0 4 20164 322 7 0 20214 631 7 1 Population amounts prior to 2002 are total of L Annonciation Village Sainte Veronique Village and hand Municipalite Source Statistics Canada In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Riviere Rouge had a population of 4 631 living in 2 328 of its 3 082 total private dwellings a change of 7 1 from its 2016 population of 4 322 With a land area of 451 43 km2 174 30 sq mi it had a population density of 10 3 km2 26 6 sq mi in 2021 4 Canada census Riviere Rouge community profile 20212016Population4 631 7 1 from 2016 4 322 7 0 from 2011 Land area451 43 km2 174 30 sq mi 455 65 km2 175 93 sq mi Population density10 3 km2 27 sq mi 9 5 km2 25 sq mi Median age58 0 M 58 0 F 58 0 55 7 M 56 1 F 55 3 Total private dwellings3 0823 053Median household income 45 163References 2021 5 2016 6 earlier 7 8 Local government EditList of former mayors Deborah Belanger 2002 2017 Denis Charette 2017 2021 Denis Lacasse 2021 present Transportation EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2022 The provincial government has over the years looked into creating a bypass of the Trans Canada Highway Route 117 that runs through the L Annonciation sector in order to alleviate traffic problems caused by a combination of heavy truck traffic heavy weekend tourist traffic and a main street that was not built for the amount of traffic The currently planned new route would cut traffic in the downtown L Annonciation area by an estimated 75 The road would split off the current highway south of the village and pass the village to the west and rejoin the main road just to the north near highway 321 There would also be one additional exchange built off the new highway about half way that would join up to Montee Marois a street in the center of the village where the only traffic light is Much of the land acquisition surveying and clearing has been undertaken over the past two years It was expected to be completed by the end of 2009 as of 2011 is still under construction Services EditHospitals Edit Centre Hospitalier Des Laurentides The city also is home to the regional hospital Le Centre Hospitalier Des Laurentides CHDL which is located in the L Annonciation sector along the Trans Canada highway The hospital is in theory a full service hospital but each year the provincial health care budget changes considerably and cuts or expansions in services occur A large portion of the hospital is allocated to the mental ward and to the care of psychiatric patients Police Edit The city does not have a municipal police or public safety force and must rely on the Mont Laurier precinct of the Surete du Quebec for police services Fire Edit The city has a volunteer fire department with two fire stations one serving the Ste Veronique sector and one serving both the L Annonciation and Marchand sectors Prior to the creation of the city the villages of L Annonciation and Canton Marchand operated a joint fire department The city continued to use the same buildings and equipment from the villages Education Edit Du Meandre School Commission scolaire Pierre Neveu CSPN operates Francophone schools serving all sectors of Riviere Rouge It operates the two public schools in Riviere Rouge Ecole du Meandre 9 known as Ecole Ste Croix before the province of Quebec restructured their school systems citation needed is located in the L Annonciation sector The school goes from kindergarten to secondary 3 9th grade It serves as the grade school for the L Annonciation and Marchand sectors as well as the regional junior high school secondary 1 through 3 or grades 7 through 9 for Riviere Rouge La Macaza L Ascension Nominingue Ste Veronique Lac Saguay and unincorporated areas in between citation needed Ecole du Christ Roi a part of Ecole des Trois Sentiers is a k 6 grade school located in the Ste Veronique sector 10 Students must complete their last two years of high school at Ecole Polyvalente St Joseph in the nearby city of Mont Laurier Saint Agathe Academy of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board in Sainte Agathe des Monts serves English speaking students in all sectors of Riviere Rouge 11 See also EditList of cities in QuebecReferences Edit Reference number 378446 in Banque de noms de lieux du Quebec toponymie gouv qc ca in French Commission de toponymie du Quebec a b Geographic code 79037 in the official Repertoire des municipalites www mamh gouv qc ca in French Ministere des Affaires municipales et de l Habitation a b Riviere Rouge Ville V Census Profile 2021 Census of Population www12 statcan gc ca Government of Canada Statistics Canada Retrieved 24 June 2022 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories and census subdivisions municipalities Quebec Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved August 29 2022 2021 Community Profiles 2021 Canadian Census Statistics Canada February 4 2022 Retrieved 2022 06 30 2016 Community Profiles 2016 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 12 2021 Retrieved 2022 06 06 2006 Community Profiles 2006 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 20 2019 2001 Community Profiles 2001 Canadian Census Statistics Canada July 18 2021 Ecole des du Meandre Commission scolaire Pierre Neveu Retrieved on September 17 2017 Ecole des Trois Sentiers Commission scolaire Pierre Neveu Retrieved on September 17 2017 About Us Saint Agathe Academy Retrieved on September 4 2017 See Elementary zone map Archived 2017 09 04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017 09 04 at the Wayback Machine Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one Note Sainte Veronique is not listed in the website list but is shown on the high school map External links Edit Media related to Riviere Rouge at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riviere Rouge amp oldid 1154241332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
