Sainte-Louise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t lwiz]) is a parish municipality in Quebec.
Sainte-Louise | |
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 Location within L'Islet RCM. | |
  Sainte-Louise Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 70°08′W / 47.283°N 70.133°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | L'Islet |
| Constituted | December 11, 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Normand Dubé |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.10 km2 (29.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.59 km2 (29.57 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 328 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Louise had a population of 674 living in 301 of its 328 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 671. With a land area of 76.59 km2 (29.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Notable people
editThe artist Michèle Lorrain resides in Sainte-Louise.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56242". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 17060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Sainte-Louise, Paroisse (Municipalité de)". 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Artists in Canada". Canadian Heritage. Government of Canada. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2018.