Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage

Coordinates: 48°34′33″N 68°10′20″W / 48.5757865°N 68.1721856°W / 48.5757865; -68.1721856
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Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
Parish municipality
Church of Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
Church of Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
Location within La Mitis RCM
Location within La Mitis RCM
St-Joseph-de-Lepage is located in Eastern Quebec
St-Joseph-de-Lepage
St-Joseph-de-Lepage
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°34′33″N 68°10′20″W / 48.5757865°N 68.1721856°W / 48.5757865; -68.1721856[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Mitis
ConstitutedSeptember 29, 1873
Government
[2]
 • MayorRéginald Morissette
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
[2][3]
 • Total32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
 • Land30.44 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total527
 • Density17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 3.3%
 • Dwellings
261
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G5H 3N8
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.municipalite.saint-joseph-de-lepage.qc.ca

Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

It is located 5 km south-east of Mont-Joli in the Matapédia River Valley. The village is 350 km north east of Québec city and 360 km west of Gaspé. The nearest towns are Mont-Joli, and Rimouski which lies 40 km to the south-east.

Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage takes its name from the colonial lordship, the Seigneurie Lepage-et-Thibierge, which was the early governance of the area. Its 500 residents work largely in agriculture and forestry.[4]

The ecclesiastical parish of the same name is in the Archdiocese of Rimouski.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56995". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage (Code 2409070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ fr:Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage

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