L'Ascension-de-Patapédia
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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L'Ascension-de-Patapédia is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
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L'Ascension-de-Patapédia | |
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Motto(s): Courage, foi, tenacité | |
Coordinates: 47°56′N 67°15′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Avignon |
Settled | 1930s |
Constituted | January 1, 1968 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guy Richard |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 97.05 km2 (37.47 sq mi) |
• Land | 95.98 km2 (37.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 148 |
• Density | 1.5/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016–21) | 9.8% |
• Dwellings | 111 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
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Being surrounded by large tracts of boreal forest, the place is economically dependent on the forestry industry, as well as some hunting and fishing tourism.[4]