L'Islet, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

47°06′N 70°21′W / 47.100°N 70.350°W / 47.100; -70.350^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCML'IsletConstitutedJanuary 1, 2000Government

^[2]

• MayorAndré Caron • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup • Prov. ridingCôte-du-SudArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total176.30 km² (68.07 sq mi) • Land120.02 km² (46.34 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total3,999 • Density33.3/km² (86/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

4.1% • Dwellings

1,907Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0R 2C0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

A-20 (TCH)

R-132

R-285Websitewww.lislet.com

L'Islet is a municipality within L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.

It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup. The Musée Maritime du Québec (Quebec Marine Museum) is located there on Route 132.

History and geography

The current town of L'Islet was formed in 2000 with the merger of the former city of L'Islet, the municipality of L'Islet-sur-Mer, and the parish municipality of Saint-Eugène.

The municipality got its name from a small island in the river near the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.

The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours church, built 1768, is classified as important historical building.

The town hosts many small events during the year such as the Festival Guitares en fête, La Parades des Berlots, and the L'Islet Car Show.

Local rivers include the:

Tortue River
Bras St-Nicolas River
Talbot River

Notable people

Adine Fafard-Drolet, singer and founder of a music school
Xavier Bourgault, junior ice hockey forward drafted to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League during the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 363793". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 17078". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "L'Islet, Quebec (Code 2417078) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.