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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Municipality
Location within L'Islet RCMLocation within L'Islet RCM
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is located in Southern QuebecSaint-Damase-de-L'IsletSaint-Damase-de-L'IsletLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCML'Islet
ConstitutedNovember 9, 1898
Government
 • MayorAnne Caron
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
 • Total249.60 km (96.37 sq mi)
 • Land247.64 km (95.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total563
 • Density2.3/km (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Increase 2.3%
 • Dwellings321
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)G0R 2X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-204
Websitewww.saintdamasedelislet.com

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ damaz də lilɛ]) 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.

Geography

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is located near the south shore of the upper Estuary of St. Lawrence, in the Côte-du-Sud region, at the eastern border of the municipalities of Saint-Aubert and Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard. The municipality of L'Islet, to the west, is located nearby.

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55879". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 17040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052417040&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Damase-de-L%27Islet

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sainte-Louise Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth
Saint-Aubert Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard Tourville
Quebec Subdivisions of L'Islet Regional County Municipality
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