L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec
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| Coordinates: 48°14′N 70°12′W / 48.233°N 70.2°WCoordinates: 48°14′N 70°12′W / 48.233°N 70.2°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional county | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Settled | 1839 |
| Formed | January 1, 1859 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Claude Boucher |
| • Federal riding | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord |
| • Prov. riding | Dubuc |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 527.06 km2 (203.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 512.57 km2 (197.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,088 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | G0V 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.lanse-saint-jean.ca |
L'Anse-Saint-Jean is a small town, population 1269 (2001), in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean was founded in 1838 by the Société des Vingt-et-un, a group of lumber prospectors and investors from Charlevoix which was responsible for opening up the Saguenay region to colonization.
[edit] Le Royaume de L'Anse Saint-Jean
It achieved a certain notoriety when its citizens held a referendum on January 21, 1997, to turn the village into the Le Royaume de L'Anse-Saint-Jean, the continent's first "municipal monarchy." The monarchists won 73.9% of the vote, with Denys Tremblay becoming King Denys I. The king was crowned on June 24, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, in the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, and announced plans to build a "vegetable oratory," Saint-Jean-du-Millénaire (Saint John of the Millennium). This micronational project was cheerfully conceded to be a way of boosting tourism in the region, which had been hit by floods of the tributaries of the Saguenay River in 1996.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Anse-Saint-Jean
- ^ a b "L'Anse-Saint-Jean community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2494210&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=L'Anse-Saint-Jean&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
[edit] External links
Media related to L'Anse-Saint-Jean at Wikimedia Commons
- (French) Monarchy of L'Anse-Saint-Jean
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