L'Isle-Verte, Quebec

L'Isle-Verte
Coordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°W / 48.017; -69.333Coordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°W / 48.017; -69.333
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Regional county	Rivière-du-Loup
Settled
Incorporation	February 9, 2000
Government
– Type	Municipality
– Mayor	Serge Forest
– Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
– Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup
Area[1]
– Land	117.37 km2 (45.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	1,464
– Density	12.5/km2 (32.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	G0L
Area code(s)	418
Website	www.municipalite-isle-verte.qc.ca

La Rivière Verte (Green river) that crosses the municipality

L'Isle-Verte is a small municipality located along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village refers to Île Verte (French for "Green Island"), a nearby island that is not within its municipal boundaries.

It is known for its lamb, fed in a salted march, which can be qualified as a luxury product in Quebec. Its marshes along the Saint Lawrence River are a protected bird sanctuary part of the Baie de l’Isle-Verte Ramsar wetland.

Demographics

Population:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 1464
• Population in 2001: 1519
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6 %
• Population in 1996: 1567 (adjusted for boundary change)
• Population in 1991: 1013

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 620 (total: 694)

Languages:

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 99 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 1 %

References

1. ^ Statistics Canada (but Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions shows an area of 112.33 km2)
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Site de la municipalité de L'Isle-Verte