Sainte-Flavie, Quebec
Sainte-Flavie is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli. It is named after Flavia, a martyred saint.
Sainte-Flavie | |
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Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie | |
Location within La Mitis RCM | |
Sainte-Flavie Location in eastern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 48.6108658°N 68.2312863°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Mitis |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Named for | Saint Flavia[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Damien Ruest |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi) |
• Land | 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 919 |
• Density | 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.5% |
• Dwellings | 505 |
Demonym(s) | Flavien, Flavienne |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0J 2L0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 132 |
Website | www |
Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula at which the road intersects with itself.
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