L'Isle-Verte, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°01′N 69°20′W / 48.017°N 69.333°W / 48.017; -69.333^[1]Country

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMRivière-du-LoupConstitutedFebruary 9, 2000Government

^[2]

• MayorUrsule Thériault • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-TémiscouataArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total222.00 km² (85.71 sq mi) • Land117.63 km² (45.42 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total1,294 • Density11/km² (30/sq mi) • Pop 2011-2016

11.9% • Dwellings

675Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0L 1K0

Area code(s)418Highways

A-20

R-132Websitewww.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]

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

Population in 2016: 1294 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.9%)
Population in 2011: 1469 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
Population in 2006: 1464
Population in 2001: 1519
- 2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6%
Population in 1996: 1567 (adjusted for boundary change)
Population in 1991: 1013

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 615 (total dwellings: 675)

Languages:

English as first language: 0.8%
French as first language: 98.8%
English and French as first language: 0.4%
Other as first language: 0%

Notable people

Charles Borromée Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte in 1840.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359442". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "L'Isle-Verte census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
^ "L'Isle-Verte search resumes, remains of 3 victims found". CBC News. 2014-02-01.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Charles Borromée Rouleau)". Retrieved 2013-02-15.
^ "Genealogy (Charles Borome Rouleau)". Retrieved 2014-03-29.