L'Islet, Quebec

L'Islet
Municipality
Church of Notre-Dame-Bonsecours
Church of Notre-Dame-Bonsecours
Location within L'Islet RCM
Location within L'Islet RCM
L'Islet is located in Southern Quebec
L'Islet
L'Islet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°06′N 70°21′W / 47.100°N 70.350°W / 47.100; -70.350[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCML'Islet
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorAndré Caron
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total176.30 km2 (68.07 sq mi)
 • Land120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total3,999
 • Density33.3/km2 (86/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings
1,907
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2C0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-132
R-285
Websitewww.lislet.com
The icebreaker CCGS Ernest Lapointe and HMCS Bras d'Or at the Musée Maritime du Québec.

L'Islet is a municipality within L'Islet Regional County Municipality 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. The Musée Maritime du Québec (Quebec Marine Museum) is located there on Route 132.

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