Rimouski

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Rimouski

Total population

46,935

Founded

1869

Land area533.62 km²

Coordinates48.45°, -68.53°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rimouski is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. As of 2021, the city has a population of 48,935. Rimouski, whose motto is Legi patrum fidelis, is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence Estuary, around 300 km downstream of Quebec City. It is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski and the Music Conservatory. It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Monique Vézina

Canadian politician (1935–2024)

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Martine Albert

biathlete

Gleason Belzile

Canadian politician (1898-1950)

Patrick Côté

Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

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Arthé Guimond

Canadian priest and theologian (1931-2013)

Pierre Harvey

Canadian sports athlete

Michel Ouellet

Canadian ice hockey player

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Jean-Philippe Roy

Canadian alpine skier

Denis Grondin

Canadian Catholic prelate

Eugène Fiset

Canadian physician, military officer and colonial administrator (1874-1951)

Gabriel Bourque

Canadian ice hockey player

Julien Desrosiers

Canadian ice hockey player

Marcelle Gauvreau

Canadian naturalist and teacher (1907-1968)

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Alain Raymond

Canadian ice hockey player

Annick Papillon

Canadian politician

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Bernard Voyer

Canadian explorer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rimouski

Rimouski (Québec) - Guide Clin D'Oeil

Guide Clin Guide Clin d'Oeil · 2019

Natural and Man-Made Hazards

Mohammed I. El-Sabh · 2011

Mandements, lettres pastorales et circulaires de Mgr Jean Langevin, et statuts synodaux du diocèse de Saint-Germain de Rimouski

Église catholique. Diocèse de Rimouski (Québec) · 1878

LABOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY - PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM HELD AT RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC, NOV. 3-4, 1983

CANADA. DEPT. OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS

Natural and man-made hazards

Mohammed I. El-Sabh · 1899

Le problème de la terre

Semaines sociales du Canada (12e 1933 Rimouski, Québec) · 1933

Labor developments in the fishing industry

Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Comptes rendus, Atelier sur l'action des glaces sur les rivages

Workshop on Ice Action on Shores (1981 Rimouski, Québec) · 1981

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-24

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-23

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Seen 2026-09-23

witch grass

Panicum capillare

Seen 2026-09-22

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-22

hop trefoil

Trifolium campestre

Seen 2026-09-22

basswood

Tilia americana

Seen 2026-09-22

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers