L'Isle-Verte, Quebec
| L'Isle-Verte | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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 Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM. | |
  L'Isle-Verte Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°WCoordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | February 9, 2000 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Ursule Thériault |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 222.00 km2 (85.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 117.37 km2 (45.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,469 |
| • Density | 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 681 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |
 Route 132 |
| Website |
www lisle-verte |
L'Isle-Verte is a small municipality located along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village refers to Île Verte (French for "Green Island"), a nearby island that is not within its municipal boundaries. Village and island are joined by a seasonal ferry.
It is known for its lamb, fed in a salted marsh, a luxury product in Quebec. Its marshes along the Saint Lawrence River are a protected bird sanctuary part of the Baie de l’Isle-Verte Ramsar wetland.
On January 23, 2014, a major fire destroyed the Résidence du Havre, a home for the elderly, killing thirty-two residents.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 1469 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
- Population in 2006: 1464
- Population in 2001: 1519
- 2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6 %
- Population in 1996: 1567 (adjusted for boundary change)
- Population in 1991: 1013
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 616 (total dwellings: 681)
Languages:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 99%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1%
Notable people
- Charles Borromée Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte in 1840.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 359442 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 "L'Isle-Verte". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- 1 2 "L'Isle-Verte census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/l-isle-verte-search-resumes-remains-of-3-victims-found-1.2519899
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Charles Borromée Rouleau)". Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ↑ "Genealogy (Charles Borome Rouleau)". Retrieved 2014-03-29.
External links
Media related to L'Isle-Verte, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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