Berthier-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°W / 46.917; -70.733
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Berthier-sur-Mer
Municipality
Church of Berthier-sur-Mer
Church of Berthier-sur-Mer
Location within Montmagny RCM.
Location within Montmagny RCM.
Berthier-sur-Mer is located in Southern Quebec
Berthier-sur-Mer
Berthier-sur-Mer
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°W / 46.917; -70.733[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMMontmagny
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorRichard Gallibois
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total26.80 km2 (10.35 sq mi)
 • Land26.79 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,398
 • Density52.2/km2 (135/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 12.8%
 • Dwellings
791
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 1E0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-132
Websitewww.berthiersurmer.ca

Berthier-sur-Mer is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, east of Quebec City on Route 132.

History

Berthier-sur-Mer was named after Alexandre Berthier, a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, who was given title to this area in 1672, then known as the seigneury of Berthier-en-bas.

During the 19th century, Irish immigrants were quarantined at nearby Grosse Isle, now a National Historic site.

Geology

A strip of rather interesting underlying sedimentary bedrock maintains a relatively straight shoreline through which a natural harbour, quite round in shape, has been eroded. The bedrock is set at about a 60 to 80° angle and is composed of hundreds of very thin layers of red shale interspersed every meter or so with 5 to 10 cm layers of what appears to be limestone. It is quite dramatic in places where it hasn't been worn down by human activities.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 381986". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 18065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Berthier-sur-Mer (Code 2418065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.



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