L'Isle-Verte | |
Flag Size: | 120x100px |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Eastern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in eastern Quebec. |
Coordinates: | 48.0167°N -89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | February 9, 2000 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ginette Caron |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 222.00 |
Area Land Km2: | 119.15 |
Population Total: | 1356 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.4 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 4.8% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 697 |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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L'Isle-Verte (in French pronounced as /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.
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.[3]
Population trend:[4]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 643 (total dwellings: 697)
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