Sainte-Flavie, Quebec

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Sainte-Flavie
Parish municipality
Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie
Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie
Location within La Mitis RCM.
Location within La Mitis RCM.
Sainte-Flavie is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Flavie
Sainte-Flavie
Location in eastern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
Constituted July 1, 1855
Named for Saint Flavia[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Damien Ruest
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
 • Total 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
 • Land 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 919
 • Density 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.5%
 • Dwellings 505
Demonym(s) Flavien, Flavienne
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 2L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.sainte-flavie.net

Sainte-Flavie is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality of Quebec, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli. It is named after Flavia, a martyred saint.

Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula; it is here where the highway intersects with itself.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Reference number 56169 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 09085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
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