L'Islet, Quebec

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The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Roman Catholic church was built in 1768.
The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Roman Catholic church was built in 1768.

L'Islet is a municipality within the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.

It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup. The Musée maritime du Québec (Quebec Marine Museum) is located there on Route 132.

The current town of L'Islet was formed in 2000 with the merger of the former city of L'Islet, and the villages of L'Islet-sur-Mer and Saint-Eugène.

Rivers include the:

  • Tortue River
  • Bras St-Nicolas River
  • Talbot River

The municipality got its name from a small island in the river near the village of L'Islet-sur-Mer.

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

  • Population: 3,866
  •  % Change (1996–2001): -0.3
  • Dwellings: 1,727
  • Area (km²): 120.02 km²
  • Density (persons per km².): 32.2

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