Val-Brillant, Quebec

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Municipality of Val-Brillant
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
MRC	La Matapédia
Established	December 20, 1986
Government
- Type	Municipality
- Mayor	Marc Bélanger
- Governing Body
- MP
- MNA
Area
- Total	80 km² (30.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	1,002
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span

Val-Brillant is a municipality in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. On the banks of the Matapédia Lake, Val-Brillant is part of the Matapédia Valley. Val-Brillant was established in 1890 by Father Pierre Brillant. It existed previously under many names, such as Cedar Hall.

[edit] Municipal council

• Mayor: Marc Bélanger
• Councillors: Mario Beaulieu, Yves Bilodeau, Geneviève Leblanc, Désiré Lizotte, Jocelyne Ouellet, Stevens Turgeon

[edit] References

• Statistics Canada 2001 Census - Val-Brillant population
• Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec - Cedar Hall (French)
• Info Gaspésie - Val-Brillant

Coordinates: 48°32′N 67°34′W / 48.533, -67.567 (Val-Brillant, Quebec)

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