Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 374 as of the Canada 2016 Census. It lies on the Canada–United States border.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | |
|---|---|
 The church. | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 70°20′W / 46.267°N 70.333°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | March 17, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Suzanne C. Guenette |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.50 km2 (45.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 118.02 km2 (45.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 374 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  11.2% |
| • Dwellings | 232 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-277 |
| Website | www.st-louis degonzague.qc.ca |
Name edit
The origin of the name of the municipality is subject to debate and three versions are possible. It seems that settlers would have liked to name their parish Saint-Louis, but it was refused due to possible confusion with Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska (now part of Kamouraska, Quebec). Monsignor Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau then suggested to name it Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, following saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
Another version would be that Cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin would have wanted to honour his patron saint, Aloysius Gonzaga.
Lastly, it could also have been to honour Louis-Philippe Pelletier, member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Dorchester.
Post Office edit
The municipality's post office is named Ravignan, after French Jesuit Gustave Delacroix de Ravignan, who was a preacher at Notre-Dame de Paris.
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57123". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.