L'Isle-Verte () is a small
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located along the south shore of the
Saint Lawrence River
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, in the
Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality
Rivière-du-Loup is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its most important city is Rivière-du-Loup, which contains more than half of the population.
Major industries include pulp and paper, other wo ...
of the
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence), is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlanti ...
region,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. 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
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.
On January 23, 2014, a
major fire destroyed the Résidence du Havre, a home for the elderly, killing thirty-two residents.
Demographics
Population trend:
* 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.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
References
External links
Site de la municipalité de L'Isle-Verte
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent
Designated places in Quebec