Sayabec, Quebec

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subdivision_name = Canada
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subdivision_name1 = Quebec
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subdivision_name2 = La Matapédia
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Danielle Marcoux
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established_date = December 24, 1982
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Sayabec is a small Quebec municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in the southeastern part of the province. Founded in 1894, the population according to the municipality's website was 1,877 in 2006. [http://www.municipalitesayabec.net/]

The town is sitting within the Appalachian mountain chain which travels throughout most of southeastern Quebec close the Maine and New Brunswick borders although the municipality is located inside a small valley inside the mountain range. Water sources includes the Matapedia Lake, the Blanche River and the Sayabec River.

The territory was occupied by Micmacs First Nation groups which occupied much of the Gaspe Peninsula.

The municipality's main transportation link is nearby Quebec Route 132 which loops around the Gaspe Peninsula back towards the Mont-Joli area northwest of Sayabec.

Municipal council

* Mayor: Danielle Marcoux
* Councillors: Jocelyn Caron, Jean-Guy Chouinard, Suzanne D'Astous, Jean-Paul Gaudreault, Marie Hallé, Jean-Yves Thériault

Notable people

* David Pelletier, Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (along with Jamie Salé)
* Irvin Pelletier, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rimouski

External links

* [http://www.municipalitesayabec.net/ The municipality of Sayabec's website]
* [http://www.municipalitesayabec.net/mappe_sayabec.jpgLocation of Sayabec]