Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis explained

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
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Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates:49.2333°N -109°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:June 10, 1884
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Claude Bélanger
Area Total Km2:232.33
Area Land Km2:232.67
Area Note:There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Elevation M:15.20
Population Total:1047
Population Density Km2:4.5
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 7.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:585
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie, the municipality comprises the communities of Mont-Louis, Ruisseau-des-Olives, L'Anse-Pleureuse, Les Côtes-du-Portage and Gros-Morne.

The municipality had a population of 1,118 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

The eponymous Mount Louis is one of two prominent hills that line the Bay of Mont-Louis (the other being Mount Saint-Pierre). The 465adj=midNaNadj=mid hill was named after King Louis XIV of France.[1] [2]

History

The place was first inhabited by twelve families in 1697 and fifty-three in 1699, but was abandoned by 1702. Later that century, fishing businesses set up in the Mont-Louis Bay, east of the mouth of the Mont-Louis River. It was considered at that time as the best location on the Saint Lawrence River for cod fishing. In 1758, the post was destroyed by General James Wolfe during his Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign.[1]

By 1863, Mont-Louis had grown to 200 inhabitants, and four years later, the Parish of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis was founded, which was named after Maxime Tardif (1821–1850), a secretary to Bishop Pierre-Flavien Turgeon. In 1884, the municipality was established, taking its name from the parish.[1]

In 1947, the municipality lost part of its territory when the Village Municipality of Mont-Saint-Pierre split off.[3]

Climate

The locality has a humid continental climate (Dfb) in spite of its marine position with quite cold and snowy winters combined with warm but relatively short summers. Due to its seasonal lag, September is quite some way above the 10C threshold for continental above subarctic, but the fifth-warmest month May is some way cooler than that. However, the lag is not as intense as in other eastern Canadian localities, with July being significantly warmer than August.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (Municipalité) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2011-12-15 . French.
  2. Web site: Mont Louis . Peakery . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://archive.today/20120712041840/http://peakery.com/Mont-Louis/ . 2012-07-12 .
  3. Web site: Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Mont-Saint-Pierre (village) 1.1.1947 - ... . www.mairesduquebec.com . Institut généalogique Drouin . 13 August 2024.