Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun, Quebec
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
Issoudun | |
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Parish municipality | |
Issoudun Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 46°35′N 71°37′W / 46.58°N 71.62°WCoordinates: 46°35′N 71°37′W / 46.58°N 71.62°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | January 4, 1909 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Annie Thériault |
• Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 60.60 km2 (23.40 sq mi) |
• Land | 60.00 km2 (23.17 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 869 |
• Density | 14.5/km2 (38/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 9.4% |
• Dwellings | 338 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0S 1L0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-20 | Route 271 |
Website | www |
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun is a parish municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 869 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is simply known as Issoudun, given the length of the official name.
The name honours the origin of a group of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who came to Quebec City in 1900, from Issoudun, France.
On August 11, 1957, Maritime Central Airways Flight 315 crashed near Issoudun, killing 79 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Reference number 44890 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 33085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2433085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
External links[]
- Media related to Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun at Wikimedia Commons
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Categories:
- Chaudière-Appalaches geography stubs
- Parish municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
- Lotbinière Regional County Municipality