Sainte-Flavie
Sainte-Flavie | |
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 Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie | |
 Location within La Mitis RCM | |
  Sainte-Flavie Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′39″N 68°13′53″W / 48.6108658°N 68.2312863°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Saint Flavia[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Damien Ruest |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 919 |
| • Density | 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.5% |
| • Dwellings | 505 |
| Demonym(s) | Flavien, Flavienne |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Flavie is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli. It is named after Flavia, a martyred saint.
Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula at which the road intersects with itself.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56169". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Flavie (Code 2409085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
Media related to Sainte-Flavie at Wikimedia Commons
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