L'Isle-Verte () is a small
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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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, ot ...
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 Atlan ...
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 2021: 1,356 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.8%)
* Population in 2016: 1,294 (2011 to 2016 population change: -11.9%)
* Population in 2011: 1,469 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
* Population in 2006: 1,464
* Population in 2001: 1,519
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 643 (total dwellings: 697)
Languages:
* English as first language: 0.7%
* French as first language: 97.8%
* English and French as first language: 0.4%
* Other as first language: 0.7%
Notable people
*
Charles Borromée Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte in 1840.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
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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