Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet

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Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Municipality
Saint-Damase-de-l'Islet (cropped).jpg
Location within L'Islet RCM
Location within L'Islet RCM
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCML'Islet
ConstitutedNovember 9, 1898
Government
[2]
 • MayorPaulette Lord
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi)
 • Land244.24 km2 (94.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total591
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.3%
 • Dwellings
335
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 204

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, with a population of about 600 people nestled in the Appalachian mountains. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. It is named after the Pope Damasus I and Damase Ouellet (1826–1908), which is known as the pioneer of the town.

The town was first named "Municipalité du canton d'Ashford" in 1898 and got its current name in 1955.

It is known for its local Chicken Festival every September.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 55879 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 17040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2417040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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