Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna or Cacouna is a village in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Highway 132. Rivière-du-Loup is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. ... Map of Quebec showing Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence) region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Saint Lawrence River (In French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... It has been proposed below that Quebec provincial highway 132 be renamed and moved to Quebec route 132. ...

The port of Gros-Cacouna is situated on the river. The Maliseet First Nations of Viger reserve also called Cacouna is located nearby. The Maliseet (also known as Wolastoqiyik and Malecite and in French also as Malécites or Étchemins (the latter collectively referring to the Maliseet and Passamaquoddy)) are a Native American/First Nations people who inhabit the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, roughly overlapping the International Boundary between New... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ...

The extensive salt marshes near the port are an important habitat for migrating waterfowl. An Atlantic coastal salt marsh in Connecticut. ... Flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration Many species of birds undertake seasonal journeys of various lengths, a phenomenon known as Bird migration. ...

The name "Cacouna" comes from the Algonquian word Kakoua-Nak, meaning "land of the porcupine". The Algonquian (also Algonkian) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ... Genera Family Erethizontidae Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta Chaetomys Family Hystricidae Atherurus Hystrix Thecurus Trichys This article is about the rodent mammal. ...

According to the Canada 2001 Census: The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

• Population: 1,098
• % Change (1996-2001): -2.8
• Dwellings: 509
• Area (km²): 7.12
• Density (persons per km²): 154.2

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Template:Fr & En Cacouna unofficial website