Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, Quebec
Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage | |
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Parish municipality | |
Church of Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage | |
Location within La Mitis RCM. | |
Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage Location in eastern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°35′N 68°10′W / 48.583°N 68.167°WCoordinates: 48°35′N 68°10′W / 48.583°N 68.167°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Mitis |
Constituted | September 29, 1873 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Réginald Morissette |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
• Land | 30.44 km2 (11.75 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 527 |
• Density | 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 3.3% |
• Dwellings | 261 |
Postal code(s) | G5H 3N8 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 132 |
Website |
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Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec.
The ecclesiastical parish of the same name is in the Archdiocese of Rimouski.
It is located 5 km south-east of Mont-Joli in the Matapédia River Valley. The village is 350 km north east of Québec city and 360 km west of Gaspé. The nearest towns are Mont-Joli, and Rimouski which lies 40 km to the south-east.
Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage takes its name from the colonial lordship, the Seigneurie Lepage-et-Thibierge, which was the early governance of the area. Its 500 residents work largely in agriculture and forestry.[4]
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Mont-Joli | Price | |||
Sainte-Luce | Saint-Octave-de-Métis | |||
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Saint-Donat | Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici |
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