Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Municipality
Location within L'Islet RCM
Location within L'Islet RCM
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCML'Islet
ConstitutedNovember 9, 1898
Government
[2]
 • MayorAnne Caron
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi)
 • Land247.64 km2 (95.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total563
 • Density2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.3%
 • Dwellings
321
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-204
Websitewww.saintdamasedelislet.com

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, with a population of about 600 people nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. It is named after the Pope Damasus I and Damase Ouellet (1826–1908), which is known as the pioneer of the town.

The town was first named "Municipalité du canton d'Ashford" in 1898 and got its current name in 1955.

It is known for its local Chicken Festival every September.

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