Ripon, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Ripon is a town in the Papineau Regional County Municipality
in the Outaouais region of western Quebec
, Canada. It is located in the valley of the Petite-Nation River
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The town was named after Ripon
in North Yorkshire
, England
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Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Papineau is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada located in the Outaouais region. The regional seat is Papineauville.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Thurso*Municipalities** Boileau** Bowman** Chénéville** Duhamel** Fassett...
in the Outaouais region of western Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada. It is located in the valley of the Petite-Nation River
Petite-Nation River
The Petite-Nation River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, that flows from the Laurentian mountains to empty into the Ottawa River near Plaisance, Quebec. The river is 97 km in length....
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The town was named after Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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