Sainte-Flavie, Quebec

Sainte-Flavie
Parish municipality

Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie

Location within La Mitis RCM
Sainte-Flavie

Location in eastern Quebec

Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 68°14′00″W / 48.6167°N 68.2333°W / 48.6167; -68.2333Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 68°14′00″W / 48.6167°N 68.2333°W / 48.6167; -68.2333[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
Constituted July 1, 1855
Named for Saint Flavia[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Damien Ruest
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
 • Total 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
 • Land 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 919
 • Density 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.5%
 • Dwellings 505
Demonym(s) Flavien, Flavienne
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 2L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.sainte-flavie.net

Sainte-Flavie is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli. It is named after Flavia, a martyred saint.

Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula; it is here where the highway intersects with itself.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Reference number 56169 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 09085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2409085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint Lawrence River
Sainte-Luce Grand-Métis
   Notre-Dame-des-Bois  
Mont-Joli Price
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