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L'Isle-Verte, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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L'Isle-Verte | |
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L'Isle-Verte as seen from the Saint-Lawrence River | |
![]() Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM. | |
Coordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
Constituted | February 9, 2000 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ursule Thériault |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
Area | |
• Total | 222.00 km2 (85.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 117.63 km2 (45.42 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,294 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 675 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 |
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Website | www.municipalite. lisle-verte.qc.ca |
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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]