Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec

Berthier-sur-Mer
Municipality
Church of Berthier-sur-Mer
Location within Montmagny RCM.
Berthier-sur-Mer Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°W / 46.917; -70.733Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°W / 46.917; -70.733[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Montmagny
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Richard Gallibois
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	26.80 km2 (10.35 sq mi)
• Land	26.79 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,398
• Density	52.2/km2 (135/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	12.8%
• Dwellings	791
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 1E0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)	Route 132
Website	www.berthiersurmer.ca

Berthier-sur-Mer is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, east of Quebec City on Route 132.

History[]

Berthier-sur-Mer was named after Alexandre Berthier, a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, who was given title to this area in 1672, then known as the seigneury of Berthier-en-bas.

During the 19th century, Irish immigrants were quarantined at nearby Grosse Isle, now a National Historic site.

Geology[]

A strip of rather interesting underlying sedimentary bedrock maintains a relatively straight shoreline through which a natural harbour, quite round in shape, has been eroded. The bedrock is set at about a 60 to 80° angle and is composed of hundreds of very thin layers of red shale interspersed every meter or so with 5 to 10 cm layers of what appears to be limestone. It is quite dramatic in places where it hasn't been worn down by human activities.

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References[]