Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia
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Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia is a village and municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada.
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Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia | |
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Coordinates: 47°58′N 67°03′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Avignon |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cynthia Dufour |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 85.07 km2 (32.85 sq mi) |
• Land | 84.91 km2 (32.78 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 519 |
• Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016–21) | 3.8% |
• Dwellings | 285 |
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.matapedia lesplateaux.com |
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In addition to Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Léonard-de-Matapédia and Saint-Benoît-de-Matapédia.
Its name comes from Alexis Mailloux (1801-1877), a Roman Catholic vicar general who presided over the founding of the parish, and from the Matapedia river and township, in turn from the Mi'kmaq word matapegiag, meaning "river which forks".[1]