Saint-Donat, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

For the municipality in Lanaudière, see Saint-Donat, Lanaudière, Quebec.
Saint-Donat
Parish municipality

Location within La Mitis RCM.
Saint-Donat

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°30′N 68°16′W / 48.500°N 68.267°WCoordinates: 48°30′N 68°16′W / 48.500°N 68.267°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
Constituted March 10, 1869
Government[2]
 • Mayor Michel Côté
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
 • Total 95.30 km2 (36.80 sq mi)
 • Land 94.03 km2 (36.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 890
 • Density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.2%
 • Dwellings 461
Postal code(s) G0K 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 298
Website www.saintdonat.ca

Saint-Donat is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 890.

History

The parish was formed around a church c. 1700 and established in 1869 as part of the Mont-Joli municipal agglomeration. Saint-Donat then separated from Mont-Joli in 1976 along with Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage and Sainte-Luce.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55936 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 09030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2409030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.