| Municipality of Sayabec Municipalité de Sayabec |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| MRC | La Matapédia |
| Established | December 24, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Danielle Marcoux |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 130.29 km2 (50.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,953 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | G0J 3K0 |
Sayabec is a small Quebec municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in the southeastern part of the province. Founded in 1894, the population according to the municipality's website was 1,877 in 2006. [1]
The town sits within the Appalachian mountain chain which travels throughout most of southeastern Quebec close the Maine and New Brunswick borders, although the municipality is located inside a small valley called the Matapedia Valley inside the mountain range. Water sources includes the Matapedia Lake, the Blanche River and the Sayabec River.
The territory was occupied by Micmacs First Nation groups which occupied much of the Gaspe Peninsula.
The municipality's main transportation link is nearby Quebec Route 132 which loops around the Gaspe Peninsula back towards the Mont-Joli area northwest of Sayabec.
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