L'Isle-Verte,_Quebec

L'Isle-Verte, Quebec

L'Isle-Verte, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

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.

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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%
La Rivière Verte (Green river) that crosses the municipality

Notable people

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359442". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "L'Isle-Verte census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. [4]
    "L'Isle-Verte search resumes, remains of 3 victims found". CBC News. 2014-02-01.
  5. [5]
    Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. [6]
    "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (Charles Borromée Rouleau)". Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  7. [7]
    "Genealogy (Charles Borome Rouleau)". Retrieved 2014-03-29.

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