Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent
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Not to be confused with Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches.
Sainte-Félicité is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is named after saint Felicitas of Rome, a Christian martyr. Its economy is based on fishing and agriculture.
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Sainte-Félicité | |
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Coordinates: 48°54′N 67°20′W[1][3] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Matanie |
Settled | mid 19th century |
Constituted | January 10, 1996 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudine Desjardins |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 90.60 km2 (34.98 sq mi) |
• Land | 90.73 km2 (35.03 sq mi) |
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Population | |
• Total | 1,100 |
• Density | 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 1.2% |
• Dwellings | 580 |
Demonym(s) | Félicitois, Félicitoise |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
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Notable people who came from Sainte-Félicité include Québécois pop singer Isabelle Boulay, who was born there in 1972.
In addition to Sainte-Félicité itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Cap-à-la-Baleine, L'Anse-à-la-Croix, Le Grand-Deuxième, Le Petit-Deuxième, and Sainte-Félicité-Ouest.