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Identification
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| Cemetery #
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694
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| Caption fr.
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Cimetière de Les Méchins
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| Caption eng.
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Les Méchins R.C. Cemetery
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| Name fr.
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Cimetière de Les Méchins, La Matanie, Bas-St-Laurent, Québec
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| Name eng.
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Les Méchins R.C. Cemetery, La Matanie, Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec
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| GPS Name
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Les Méchins
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Address/Localisation
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| Address_1
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Au sud-est sur la Rue Principale
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| Address_2
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Extrémité sud de la Rue du Collège
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| Situation
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En biais en face de l'église
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| Ward/Sector
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-
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County
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Matane
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| Town
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Les Méchins
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GeoEntity
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842
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| M.R.C.
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La Matanie
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Church proximity
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Yes
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| Region
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Bas-St-Laurent
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Geographical coordinates
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| Latitude
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49.001099° (N49°00'03.96")
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Longitude
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-66.978968° (W066°58'44.292")
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| Altitude
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30 Metres (98 Feet)
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Precision
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Accurate positioning: ±2.0 M (±6.8 Ft)
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| UTM - Easting
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647,815.90 Metres
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UTM - Northing
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5,429,545.90 Metres
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| UTM - Zone
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19 U
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Borden code
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-
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Cadaster (Lots)
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| Land registry
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Territory still to be surveyed
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Confession/Denomination
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| Denomination
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Catholic/Roman/French
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| Parish
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St-Edouard
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History (dates)
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| Foundation
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-
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Closed
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-
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| First burial
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-
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Last burial
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-
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| Parish creation
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1880
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Count date
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-
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| Visit date
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2018/09/17
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Visited by
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Monique Cousineau and Benoit Labelle
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Characterization
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| Area
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10,234 Metres² (110,158 Feet²)
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Perimeter
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391 Metres (1,283 Feet)
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| Position vs church
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Near
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Spatial arrangement
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Orthogonal - monoblock
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| Columbarium(s)
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Exteriors (3)
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Chapel
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No
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Cross/Calvary
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| Cross style
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Latin
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Cross type
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Calvary with accompanying figures
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| Size ratios (H)
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Height: 73% (Normal)
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Size ratios (W)
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Width: 58% (Normal)
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| With titulus
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Yes
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Under aedicule
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No
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| Description
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Croix brune en bois naturel sur haut piedestal en béton. Accompagnée de 3 personnages. Corpus blancs. Titulus. Embouts diamantés.
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Status
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| Active
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Yes
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Confirmed
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Yes
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| Classification
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Cemetery/Graveyard/Churchyard
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Archeology/History
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False
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| Record creation
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2011/04/29
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Last modification
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2018/09/24
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Sources
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2 - Google. Google Earth®. (www.google.ca), USA, 2011. [Atlas-Web].
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3 - GeoMart. MyTopo.com, Cartes topographiques du Canada au 1:50000. (www.mytopo.com), USA, 2011. [Atlas-Web].
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6 - TrakMaps. TrakMaps Topo Québec 20K, Garmin routable 1:20000, V#3.0.0. (www.trakmaps.com), Québec, 2011. [Software (Atlas)].
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17 - Gouvernement du Québec. Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Ministère de la Culture, Communications et Condition féminine Québec, (www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca), Québec, 2011. [Web site], Consultation date: 15/07/2011.
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131 - BRODEUR, Mario (dir.) Guide des Cimetières du Québec. La Fabrique de la Paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal, Québec, 2012, 337 pages. [Book].
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766 - COUSINEAU, Monique. Visites et photographies de cimetières. 2015. [Photos].
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1265 - MÉLANÇON, Yves-Marie et Sylvain GOSSELIN. Annuaire 2017. Archidiocèse de Rimouski, (www.dioceserimouski.com), 2016, 158 pages. annuaire.pdf [PDF Document], Consultation date: 06/09/2017.
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