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Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is a
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 ...
in the
Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, located in the
Kamouraska Regional County Municipality Kamouraska is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Saint-Pascal, but the largest town is La Pocatière. The area is an important research, development and education centre for agricul ...
. Before 2020 it was only known as Saint-André.


Geography

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is located on the southern shoreline of the
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
along with several islands belonging to the municipality situated offshore to the north.


Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: *Saint-André () *Saint-André-Station () – a
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in the southeast part of the municipality


Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries: *Rivière des Caps (Mouth:) *Rivière Fouquette (Mouth:)


Municipal council

* Mayor: Gervais Darisse


See also

* Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park *
Île aux Lièvres (Saint Lawrence River) Île aux lièvres (English: ''Hare Island'') may refer to: * Île aux Lièvres (Saint Lawrence River), an island in Saint-André, Quebec, Canada * Île aux Lièvres (Richelieu River), an island in Carignan, Quebec, Canada {{Geodis ...
*
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References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent