Sayabec
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Bas-Saint-Laurent | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Matapédia | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 34 ′ N , 67 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 130.29 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1864 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 14.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | G0J 3K0 | ||
| Foundation : | December 24, 1982 | ||
| Mayor : | Danielle Marcoux | ||
Sayabec is a Canadian municipality in the province of Quebec . It was founded in 1894 and had a population of 1,864 in 2011. Sayabec is located in a valley in the northern Appalachians near the mouth of the Rivière Sayabec in the western end of Lac Matapédia . The parish belongs to the Regional County Council of La Matapédia .
The Route 132 leads east-west direction through Sayabec; there is also a train station.
geography
Sayabec is located on the south side of the St. Lawrence River , about 375 km northeast of Québec (city) and 350 km west of Gaspé . The more important cities in the vicinity are Rimouski 60 km away , Mont-Joli 30 km further west , Matane (40 km north of Sayabec) and Amqui 20 km further east .
sons and daughters of the town
- Jordan Caron (* 1990), ice hockey player
- David Pelletier (born 1974), figure skater
Web links
Commons : Sayabec - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website of Sayabec (French)
supporting documents
- ↑ Website of the Sayabec municipality ( Memento of the original from March 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (as of February 16, 2010)
