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Welcome to Pointe au Pere ...

The city of Pointe au Pere is located on the east bank of the Saint Lawrence River.

Pointe au Pere is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Pointe au Pere lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Note: If you travel south from Pointe au Pere, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Codes for Pointe au Pere: 418, 367 & 581<2>

Communities near Pointe au Pere ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pointe au Pere.

  • Rimouski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimouski
  • Mont Joli
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Le Bic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Bic
  • Sainte Luce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rimouski Est
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sainte Blandine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sacre Coeur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Price
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Luceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pointe au Pere ...

Looking for more information about Pointe au Pere? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pointe au Pere, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pointe au Pere.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pointe au Pere - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 418 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 367 or 581. New phone numbers in the Pointe au Pere area will be assigned with one of these codes: 418, 367 or 581. As a result, placing a call in the Pointe au Pere area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).