L'Islet, Quebec

L'Islet
Municipality

Church of Notre-Dame-Bonsecours

Location within L'Islet RCM
L'Islet

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 47°06′N 70°21′W / 47.100°N 70.350°W / 47.100; -70.350Coordinates: 47°06′N 70°21′W / 47.100°N 70.350°W / 47.100; -70.350[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM L'Islet
Constituted January 1, 2000
Government[2]
 • Mayor André Caron
 • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. riding Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • Total 176.30 km2 (68.07 sq mi)
 • Land 120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,999
 • Density 33.3/km2 (86/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings 1,907
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 2C0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 132
Route 285
Website www.lislet.com

L'Islet is a municipality within L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.

It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup. The Musée Maritime du Québec (Quebec Marine Museum) is located there on Route 132.

The current town of L'Islet was formed in 2000 with the merger of the former city of L'Islet, the municipality of L'Islet-sur-Mer and the parish municipality of Saint-Eugène.

Rivers include the:

The municipality got its name from a small island in the river near the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.

The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours church, built 1768, is an historical classified buildingest classée monument historique.

The town hosts many small events during the year such as Festival Guitares en fête, La Parades des Berlots and the L'Islet Car Show.

The Ernest Lapointe icebreaker and the HMCS Bras d'Or at the Musée Maritime du Québec.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 363793 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 17078 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2417078) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Saint Lawrence River		 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Aubert
   L'Islet  
Cap-Saint-Ignace Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
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