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Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is a parish (a small town) in the region of Témiscouata, Bas-Saint-Laurent, near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Québec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup along Route 185, about halfway to Edmundston in New Brunswick. Its population is 1,471. Its economy is mainly agricultural.
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!'s motto is Solidaire dans le labeur, French for Solidarity in work. Its current mayor is Donald Viel.
[edit] Origin of the name
There is much speculation as to what the "Ha! Ha!" refers to. The commission de toponymie asserts that it refers to nearby Lake Témiscouata, the sense of haha here being an archaic French word for an unexpected obstacle or abruptly ending path. The Louis may refer to Louis Marquis, one of the first colonists of the region, or Louis-Antoine Proulx, vicar of Rivière-du-Loup, or perhaps the abbot Louis-Nicolas Bernier.
The exclamation marks are added colloquially, but are not internationally recognized as it is in Westward Ho!
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Coordinates: 47°40′N 68°59′W / 47.667, -68.983 (Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec)
