L'Isle-Verte (French pronunciation: [lil vɛʁt]) 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.
L'Isle-Verte | |
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 L'Isle-Verte as seen from the Saint-Lawrence River | |
 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°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | February 9, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ursule Thériault |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222.00 km2 (85.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 117.63 km2 (45.42 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,294 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  11.9% |
| • Dwellings | 675 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 |
Highways  A-20 |  R-132 |
| Website | www.municipalite. lisle-verte.qc.ca |
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 edit
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2016: 1294 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.9%)
- 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: 615 (total dwellings: 675)
Languages:
- English as first language: 0.8%
- French as first language: 98.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.4%
- Other as first language: 0%
Notable people edit
- Charles Borromée Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte in 1840.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359442". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "L'Isle-Verte". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ a b "L'Isle-Verte census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "L'Isle-Verte search resumes, remains of 3 victims found". CBC News. 2014-02-01.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Charles Borromée Rouleau)". Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ "Genealogy (Charles Borome Rouleau)". Retrieved 2014-03-29.
External links edit
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