Pointe-aux-Outardes, Quebec
Introduction '''Pointe-aux-Outardes''' is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the southern point of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers.The place is named after a piece of land that juts out into the Saint Lawrence River and partially encloses the Outardes Bay: ''Pointe aux Outardes''. It literally means "Point of Bustards", but ''Outarde'' can also be translated as "Canada goose". In fact, Canada geese and snow geese use the nearby Manicouagan River as a corridor in their annual migration and stopover at the point. The Innu called it ''Piletipistu Neshkâu'', meaning "point of the Partridge River". But the term ''Outardes'' was used on Guérard's map of 1631 and on Franquelin's map of 1685 to identify the river that flows past the point into the St. Lawrence.Pointe-aux-Outardes is exceptionally rich in flora and fauna. Among its salt marshes, more than 175 species of birds have been counted.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-aux-Outardes 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: 1330 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.8%)* Population in 2006: 1443* Population in 2001: 1413* Population in 1996: 1339* Population in 1991: 1109Mother tongue:* English as first language: 0%* French as first language: 97.6%* English and French as first language: 0%* Other as first language: 2.4%
Photo gallery File:Plage pointe-aux-outardes.jpg|Sunset on Pointe-Aux-Outardes beachFile:Abri Parc nature.jpg|Shelter in Parc natureFile:Parc nature Pointe-aux-Outardes.jpg|Parc nature in winter
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