Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec

Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°40′54″N 69°37′30″W / 47.68167°N 69.62500°WCoordinates: 47°40′54″N 69°37′30″W / 47.68167°N 69.62500°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	Victor Morin
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
• Total	116.50 km^2 (44.98 sq mi)
• Land	111.49 km^2 (43.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,050
• Density	18.4/km^2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.0%
• Dwellings	870
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2G0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)	Route 230 Route 289
Website	www.stalexkamouraska.com

Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Before July 5, 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Alexandre.

Geography

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Lac Morin (47°37′23″N 69°32′08″W / 47.62306°N 69.53556°W) – located along the municipality's southern border.
• Le Petit Lac (47°40′10″N 69°33′41″W / 47.66944°N 69.56139°W)
• Petite rivière Noire (47°41′38″N 69°32′33″W / 47.69389°N 69.54250°W)
• Rivière Carrier (47°40′11″N 69°30′42″W / 47.66972°N 69.51167°W)
• Rivière Fourchue (47°41′19″N 69°32′31″W / 47.68861°N 69.54194°W)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 333323 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 14035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2414035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska at Wikimedia Commons