Old Fort, Quebec

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Old Fort
Unconstituted locality
Fishing Harbour of Old Fort
Fishing Harbour of Old Fort
Old Fort is located in Quebec
Old Fort
Old Fort
Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W / 51.42361; -57.82444Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W / 51.42361; -57.82444[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLe Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
MunicipalityBonne-Espérance
Government
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Land3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total350
 • Density92.7/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Decrease14.9%
 • Dwellings
119
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal code(s)
G0G 2G0
Area code(s)418 and 581

Vieux Fort (also known as Old Fort) is an unconstituted locality (as defined by Statistics Canada in the Canada 2011 Census) within the municipality of Bonne-Espérance in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the 2011 census was 279. It is also known as Old Fort Bay or Vieux-Fort (the latter is preferred by the Commission de toponymie du Québec).

Education[]

Commission scolaire du Littoral operates Mountain Ridge School (anglophone) in Old Fort.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 65910 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ a b "(Code 240221) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  3. ^ "Schools and centers." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
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