L'Islet (Québec)
| L'Islet | |||
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 Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours |
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Chaudière Appalaches | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | L'Islet | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 70 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 120.02 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3886 (as of 2001) | ||
| Population density : | 32.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | G0R | ||
| Foundation : | May 16, 1677 | ||
| Website : | www.lislet.com | ||
L'Islet is a municipality ( municipalité ) in the MRC L'Islet of the same name in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in the Canadian province of Québec .
geography
The municipality is located about 100 km east of the provincial capital Québec , halfway to Rivière-du-Loup . It lies along Route 132 on the south bank of the Estuary of the Saint Lawrence River . According to the 2001 census, it had 3886 inhabitants with 1727 housing units. The area is 120.02 km².
There are three rivers within the municipality: Rivière Tortue , Rivière Bras-Saint-Nicolas and Rivière Talbot .
history
The original settlement was founded in 1677 by the lords of L'Islet-Saint-Jean and de Bonsecours. The name of the municipality is derived from a small island near the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.
The municipality was formed in its current form in 2000 and emerged from the merger with the former town of L'Islet and the towns of L'Islet-sur-Mer and Saint-Eugène.
The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours church was built in 1768.
Personalities
L´Islet is the birthplace of the Bishop of Yoro , Jean-Louis Giasson (* 1939), and the organist Richard Gagné (* 1954).
