Low, Quebec
Low is a township municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is situated along the Gatineau River north of Wakefield, and it is located within Canada's National Capital Region. Its 2021 population was 1,020.
Low | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Paugan | |
Low Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 75°57′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | 1 January 1858 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carole Robert |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 276.32 km2 (106.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 257.78 km2 (99.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,020 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 864 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Access Routes | R-105 |
| Website | www |
Low received its name from Charles Adamson Low, a lumber merchant who held timber rights in the Gatineau Valley.
A section of Low called Tucker Lake was home of the Gatineau Clog, a country music festival founded by Wayne Rostad in 1980 until 1995.
The mayor of Low is Carole Robert, who was elected in November 2017. The two most recent former mayors were Morris O'Connor and Michael Francis, who was mayor back in the mid-eighties, and was re-elected in 1997. Francis announced his retirement in the summer of 2009, and finished his term in November 2009.