Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary)

Noire River
Native nameRivière Noire (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincesQuebec
RegionLanaudière
MRCMatawinie Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
MouthL'Assomption River
 • coordinates
46°12′22″N 73°33′40″W / 46.2060°N 73.5612°W / 46.2060; -73.5612

The Noire River (in French: rivière Noire) is a watercourse running through the municipalities of Saint-Zénon, Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie and Saint-Jean-de-Matha, in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Noire was made official on 5 December 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Noire


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