Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

47°40′54″N 69°37′30″W / 47.68167°N 69.62500°W / 47.68167; -69.62500^[1]CountryCanadaProvince

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMKamouraskaConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorVictor Morin • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Prov. ridingCôte-du-SudArea

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• Total116.50 km² (44.98 sq mi) • Land111.49 km² (43.05 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total2,050 • Density18.4/km² (48/sq mi) • Pop 2006–2011

9.0% • Dwellings

870Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0L 2G0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

A-20 (TCH)

R-230

R-289Websitewww.stalexkamouraska.com

Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Before July 5, 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Alexandre.

History

The parish of Saint-Alexandre was founded in the first half of the 19th century.^[1] It was canonically erected in 1851.^[1] The post office was first opened in 1854 under the name "Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska".^[1] The parish municipality of Saint-Alexandre was then created in 1855.^[1] In 1997, its status was changed to a municipality alongside its name, which became Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska.^[1]

Geography

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

Lac Morin (47°37′23″N 69°32′08″W / 47.62306°N 69.53556°W / 47.62306; -69.53556 (Lac Morin, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC)) – located along the municipality's southern border.
Le Petit Lac (47°40′10″N 69°33′41″W / 47.66944°N 69.56139°W / 47.66944; -69.56139 (Le Petit Lac, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))
Petite rivière Noire (47°41′38″N 69°32′33″W / 47.69389°N 69.54250°W / 47.69389; -69.54250 (Petite rivière Noire, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))
Rivière Carrier (47°40′11″N 69°30′42″W / 47.66972°N 69.51167°W / 47.66972; -69.51167 (Rivière Carrier, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))
Rivière Fourchue (47°41′19″N 69°32′31″W / 47.68861°N 69.54194°W / 47.68861; -69.54194 (Rivière Fourchue, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))

1968 derailment

On January 27, 1968, the westbound Scotian passenger train operated by Canadian National Railway derailed near the Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska station. Two passengers were injured. The train was operating at about 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) when an axle on the locomotive broke.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 333323". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska (Code 2414035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ Cimon, Jacques (January 29, 1968). "Un train déraille à St-Alexandre de Kamouraska et fait deux blessés". Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City. p. 9. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via numerique.banq.qc.ca.