Sainte-Félicité | |
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— municipality — | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
MRC | Matane |
Established | 1996 |
Named for | Felicitas of Rome |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudine Desjardins |
• MP | |
• MNA | |
Area | |
• Total | 91.35 km2 (35.3 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 1,201 |
• Density | 13.1/km2 (33.9/sq mi) |
Demonym | Félicitois, Félicitoise |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Sainte-Félicité is a municipality in the Matane Regional County Municipality of Quebec, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is named after Felicitas of Rome, a martyred saint.
Notable people who came from Sainte-Félicité include Québécois pop singer Isabelle Boulay, who was born there in 1972.