L'Isle-Verte
Municipality
L'Isle-Verte as seen from the Saint-Lawrence River
L'Isle-Verte as seen from the Saint-Lawrence River
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM.
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM.
L'Isle-Verte is located in Eastern Quebec
L'Isle-Verte
L'Isle-Verte
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°W / 48.017; -69.333[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRivière-du-Loup
ConstitutedFebruary 9, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorUrsule Thériault
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total222.00 km2 (85.71 sq mi)
 • Land117.63 km2 (45.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total1,294
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 11.9%
 • Dwellings
675
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1K0
Area code(s)418
Highways
A-20
R-132
Websitewww.municipalite.
lisle-verte.qc.ca

L'Isle-Verte (French pronunciation: [lil vɛʁt]) is a small municipality located along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village refers to Île Verte (French for "Green Island"), a nearby island that is not within its municipal boundaries. Village and island are joined by a seasonal ferry.

It is known for its lamb, fed in a salted marsh, a luxury product in Quebec. Its marshes along the Saint Lawrence River are a protected bird sanctuary part of the Baie de l'Isle-Verte Ramsar wetland.

On January 23, 2014, a major fire destroyed the Résidence du Havre, a home for the elderly, killing thirty-two residents.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2016: 1294 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.9%)
  • Population in 2011: 1469 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 1464
  • Population in 2001: 1519
    • 2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6%
  • Population in 1996: 1567 (adjusted for boundary change)
  • Population in 1991: 1013

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 615 (total dwellings: 675)

Languages:

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 0%
La Rivière Verte (Green river) that crosses the municipality

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359442". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "L'Isle-Verte". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. 1 2 "L'Isle-Verte census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ↑ "L'Isle-Verte search resumes, remains of 3 victims found". CBC News. 2014-02-01.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. ↑ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Charles Borromée Rouleau)". Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Genealogy (Charles Borome Rouleau)". Retrieved 2014-03-29.

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