Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Municipality

Location within L'Islet RCM
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM L'Islet
Constituted November 9, 1898
Government[2]
 • Mayor Paulette Lord
 • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. riding Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • Total 249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi)
 • Land 244.24 km2 (94.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 591
 • Density 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.3%
 • Dwellings 335
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0R 2X0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 204

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, with a population of about 600 people nestled in the Appalachian mountains. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. It is named after the Pope Damasus I and Damase Ouellet (1826–1908), which is known as the pioneer of the town.

The town was first named "Municipalité du canton d'Ashford" in 1898 and got its current name in 1955.

It is known for its local Chicken Festival every September.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55879 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 17040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2417040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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