L'Isle-Verte

L'Isle-Verte
Municipality
L'Isle-Verte as seen from the Saint-Lawrence River
L'Isle-Verte as seen from the Saint-Lawrence River
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM.
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM.
L'Isle-Verte is located in Eastern Quebec
L'Isle-Verte
L'Isle-Verte
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°W / 48.017; -69.333[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRivière-du-Loup
ConstitutedFebruary 9, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorGinette Caron
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total222.00 km2 (85.71 sq mi)
 • Land119.15 km2 (46.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,356
 • Density11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.8%
 • Dwellings
697
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1K0
Area code(s)418
Highways
A-20
R-132
Websitewww.municipalite.
lisle-verte.qc.ca

L'Isle-Verte (French pronunciation: [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.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "L'Isle-Verte". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. ^ a b "L'Isle-Verte census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  4. ^ "L'Isle-Verte search resumes, remains of 3 victims found". CBC News. 2014-02-01.