Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
Municipality
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
St-Maxime- du-Mont-Louis is located in Eastern Quebec
St-Maxime- du-Mont-Louis
St-Maxime-
du-Mont-Louis
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°44′W / 49.233°N 65.733°W / 49.233; -65.733[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Haute-Gaspésie
ConstitutedJune 10, 1884
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Bélanger
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total232.33 km2 (89.70 sq mi)
 • Land232.67 km2 (89.83 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Elevation
[4]
15.20 m (49.87 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,047
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 7.7%
 • Dwellings
585
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0E 1T0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132 R-198
Websitewww.st-maxime.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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 1,047 as of the Canada 2021 Census.[5]

The eponymous Mount Louis is one of two prominent hills that line the Bay of Mont-Louis (the other being Mount Saint-Pierre). The 465-metre-high (1,526 ft) hill was named after King Louis XIV of France.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b "Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 04010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (Code 2404010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference climate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference cp2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Mont Louis". Peakery. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-12-15.