Saint-Aubert () is a
municipality
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in
Quebec
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, situated in the
L'Islet Regional County Municipality
L'Islet () is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
Geography Adjacent counties and municipalities
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and the
Chaudière-Appalaches
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administrative region. Saint-Aubert lies in the
Côte-du-Sud federal electoral district.
Geography
Saint-Aubert is situated between
St-Jean-Port-Joli and
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet, not far from the southern coast of the
Saint Lawrence River
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, some from
Quebec City
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. The landscape of Saint-Aubert is defined by its plateaus and hills. Near the village, one may find part of the
Notre Dame Mountains
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The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern ed ...
, which are an extension of the Appalachians, as well as Three-Salmon Lake (''Lac Trois-Saumons'').
Economy
The village's primary activities are agriculture and maple syrup production. Many from outside the region also choose to spend their holidays here; there is a significant summer camp called ''Camp Trois-Saumons'', which was founded in 1947 on the banks of its eponymous lake.
Camp Trois-Saumons official website
/ref> Aside from these activities, the village does contain a number of small boutiques.
History
In 1857, one year following the establishment of St-Aubert as a parish, the St-Aubert municipality was formed from the southern part of St-Jean-Port-Joli. The village was named in honour of Saint Aubert of Avranches, French bishop and founder of what went on to become the Mont Saint-Michel
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The island lies approximately off France's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is i ...
. However, the name was mostly chosen so as to honour Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, lord
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of St-Jean-Port-Joli. Then-lawyer and sheriff of the Québec district, he was relieved of his responsibilities and found guilty of significant misappropriation of funds. He was imprisoned in 1838. In 1842, he moved to Quebec City and chose to spend his summers in St-Jean-Port-Joli. As he grew old, he published regionally-renowned books '' Anciens Canadiens'' (1863) and ''Mémoires'' (1866). The people of St-Aubert went on to witness the tripling of their economy in agriculture, holiday-making, and maple syrup production.
See also
* List of municipalities in Quebec
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches