L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
region of Quebec
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Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is located off the Trans-Canada Highway, Autoroute 20...
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According to the 2001 Statistics Canada
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Census:
- Population: 19,368
- % Change (1996-2001): −2.3
- Dwellings: 8,944
- Area (km2): 2,099.59 km2
- Density (persons per km2): 9.2
Municipalities
- L'IsletL'Islet, QuebecL'Islet is a municipality within the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup...
- Saint-AdalbertSaint-Adalbert, QuebecSaint-Adalbert is a municipality in Quebec....
- Saint-AubertSaint-Aubert, QuebecSaint-Aubert is a municipality in Quebec....
- Saint-Damase-de-L'IsletSaint-Damase-de-L'Islet, QuebecSaint-Damase is a small village in Quebec, Canada with a population of 650 people nestled in the Appalachian mountains. It is located about 15 kilometres southeast of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli....
- Sainte-FélicitéSainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, QuebecSainte-Félicité is a municipality in Quebec....
- Sainte-PerpétueSainte-Perpétue, Chaudière-Appalaches, QuebecSainte-Perpétue is a municipality in Quebec....
- Saint-Jean-Port-JoliSaint-Jean-Port-Joli, QuebecSaint-Jean-Port-Joli is a village in the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River and is the county seat. The village is located off the Trans-Canada Highway, Autoroute 20...
- Saint-MarcelSaint-Marcel, QuebecSaint-Marcel is a municipality in Quebec....
- Saint-OmerSaint-Omer, QuebecSaint-Omer is a municipality in Quebec....
- TourvilleTourville, QuebecTourville is a municipality in Quebec....
Parishes
- Saint-Cyrille-de-LessardSaint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, QuebecSaint-Cyrille-de-Lessard is a parish municipality in Quebec....
- Sainte-LouiseSainte-Louise, QuebecSainte-Louise is a parish municipality in Quebec....
- Saint-Roch-des-AulnaiesSaint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, QuebecSaint-Roch-des-Aulnaies is a parish municipality in Quebec....
Highways
Principal Highways in L'Islet:- Autoroute 20Quebec Autoroute 20Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...
- Route 132Quebec route 132Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee , west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula...
Secondary Highways:
- Route 204Quebec route 204Route 204 is a finite two-lane east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. It is one of the longest secondary highways in the province. Its eastern terminus is in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli at the junction of Route 132 and the western terminus is in Lac-Mégantic at the...
- Route 216Quebec route 216Route 216 is a two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada, which starts in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley in the Eastern Townships at the junction of Route 108 and ends in Sainte-Perpétue in Chaudière-Appalaches at the junction of Route 204....
- Route 285Quebec route 285Route 285 is a 48 km two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada...