Rivière-à-Claude

Also known as Riviere-a-Claude

Rivière-à-Claude () is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. In addition to Rivière-à-Claude itself, the municipality also includes the community of Ruisseau-à-Rebours.

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Official name: Rivière-à-Claude
Demonym: Glaude-Arbouroise
Country: Canada
Population: 151
Area: 156.17
Shares border with: Mont-Saint-Pierre
Official website: municipalites-du-quebec.ca/riviere-a-claude
Image: Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec 01.JPG

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Commons category: Rivière-à-Claude
inception: 1923-12-18
separated from: Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

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==History== thumb|left|Mill in 1922 The first permanent settlers arrived in 1860. The settlement, originally called Duchesnay after senator Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (1809-1886), gained a post office in 1879 and grew to 200 persons by 1888. In 1898, the Parish of Saint-Évagre was founded.

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