Ragueneau, Quebec
Introduction '''Ragueneau''' is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, on Outardes Bay on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
History The first settlers arrived in 1920, mostly from Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Les Escoumins, and Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf. That same year, Ragueneau Township was proclaimed and named after Jesuit Paul Ragueneau (1608-1680). In 1926, its post office opened.Three communities developed concurrently along the shores of the Saint Lawrence: Rivière-à-la-Truite in the north-east, Ruisseau-Vert in the centre, and Ragueneau in the south-west. The main administrative, commercial, cultural, and religious activities concentrated in Ruisseau-Vert, so that over time this community became known as Ragueneau itself. In 1951, the Parish Municipality of Ragueneau was incorporated.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ragueneau had a population of  living in  of its  total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of  in 2021.Population trend:* Population in 2011: 1405 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.6%)* Population in 2006: 1520* Population in 2001: 1584* Population in 1996: 1684* Population in 1991: 1722Mother tongue:* English as first language: 0%* French as first language: 97.7%* English and French as first language: 0%* Other as first language: 2.3%
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