Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec
Berthier-sur-Mer | |
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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°WCoordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Montmagny |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Gallibois |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 26.80 km2 (10.35 sq mi) |
• Land | 26.79 km2 (10.34 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,398 |
• Density | 52.2/km2 (135/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 791 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 1E0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Website | www |
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[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 381986 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 18065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2418065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches