Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec
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Saint-Alexis-des-Monts is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
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Saint-Alexis-des-Monts | |
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Motto: Progrès et Harmonie | |
Coordinates: 46°28′N 73°08′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
RCM | Maskinongé |
Settled | 1865 |
Constituted | April 21, 1984 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Madeleine L. Robert |
• Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
• Prov. riding | Maskinongé |
Area | |
• Total | 1,135.80 km2 (438.53 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,048.39 km2 (404.79 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 2,981 |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 2.1% |
• Dwellings | 2,149 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-349 |
Website | www.saint- alexis-des-monts.ca |
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It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, having a topography that is characterized by valleys and rounded hills, with an altitude varying between 150 metres (490 ft) to 560 metres (1,840 ft). There are more than 600 lakes, 400 named and another 200 unnamed minor lakes.[4] The majority (65%) of its territory is part of the Matawin Wildlife Reserve. The town depends on outdoor tourism that increases its seasonal population to between 8000 and 10,000 persons.[5]