Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska | |
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 Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
  Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′54″N 69°37′30″W / 47.68167°N 69.62500°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Morin |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.50 km2 (44.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.49 km2 (43.05 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,050 |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  9.0% |
| • Dwellings | 870 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  R-230  R-289 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.
Before July 5, 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Alexandre.
Geography
Lakes and rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Lac Morin (47°37′23″N 69°32′08″W / 47.62306°N 69.53556°W) – located along the municipality's southern border.
- Le Petit Lac (47°40′10″N 69°33′41″W / 47.66944°N 69.56139°W)
- Petite rivière Noire (47°41′38″N 69°32′33″W / 47.69389°N 69.54250°W)
- Rivière Carrier (47°40′11″N 69°30′42″W / 47.66972°N 69.51167°W)
- Rivière Fourchue (47°41′19″N 69°32′31″W / 47.68861°N 69.54194°W)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 333323". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska (Code 2414035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
Media related to Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska at Wikimedia Commons
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