Saint-André-de-Kamouraska

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Saint-André
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-André Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°41′N 69°44′W / 47.683°N 69.733°W / 47.683; -69.733Coordinates: 47°41′N 69°44′W / 47.683°N 69.733°W / 47.683; -69.733[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	February 14, 1987
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gervais Darisse
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	70.60 km2 (27.26 sq mi)
• Land	70.74 km2 (27.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	651
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.3%
• Dwellings	272
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)	Route 132 Route 230 Route 289
Website	www.standre dekamouraska.ca

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Geography[]

Landscape near Saint Lawrence River in Saint-André

Saint-André is located on the southern shoreline of the Saint Lawrence River along with several islands belonging to the municipality situated offshore to the north.

Communities[]

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Saint-André (47°40′33″N 69°43′29″W / 47.67583°N 69.72472°W / 47.67583; -69.72472 (Saint-André, Saint-André, QC))
• Saint-André-Station (47°37′49″N 69°41′09″W / 47.63028°N 69.68583°W / 47.63028; -69.68583 (Saint-André-Station, Saint-André, QC)) – a hamlet in the southeast part of the municipality

Lakes and rivers[]

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Rivière des Caps (Mouth:47°43′21″N 69°40′35″W / 47.72250°N 69.67639°W / 47.72250; -69.67639 (Rivière des Caps, Saint-André, QC))
• Rivière Fouquette (Mouth:47°42′04″N 69°42′09″W / 47.70111°N 69.70250°W / 47.70111; -69.70250 (Rivière Fouquette, Saint-André, QC))

Municipal council[]

• Mayor: Gervais Darisse

See also[]

• Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
• Île aux Lièvres (Saint Lawrence River)
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Saint-André-de-Kamouraska at Wikimedia Commons