Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy, Lévis

Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy is a district (secteur) within the Desjardins borough of the city of Lévis, Quebec.

Prior to its 2002 merger into the city of Lévis, it was a parish municipality, whose name was written as Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy. It was also more colloquially known as Saint-Joseph-de-Lévis. ^{[1] [2]}

Population: 1,141 (2006)^[3]

1890 train accident

On December 17, 1890, a passenger train derailed when a bridge failed. Several passengers and crew members on the train were killed.^[4]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy (parish municipality". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy (2002)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
3. Statistics Canada
4. "Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) 1890 - Bridge Went Down - Entire Passenger Train Smashed In Pieces. Engine And Baggage Car Alone Remain On Track - Ten Passengers Killed And Many Injured. | GREENERPASTURE". Manitoba Daily Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. December 19, 1890. Retrieved 2024-03-19 – via greenerpasture.com.

External links

• "Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy". Voyage à travers le Québec (in French). 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

46.8000°N 71.1333°W / 46.8000; -71.1333