Saint-Aubert, Quebec
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Saint-Aubert | |
|---|---|
 Location within L'Islet RCM. | |
  Saint-Aubert Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′N 70°13′W / 47.183°N 70.217°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | L'Islet |
| Constituted | 1 July 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ghislain Deschênes (2016-) |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.90 km2 (38.96 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100.41 km2 (38.77 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,409 |
| • Density | 14.0/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 944 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-204 |
| Website | saint-aubert |
Saint-Aubert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿obɛʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Quebec, situated in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality and the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. Saint-Aubert lies in the Côte-du-Sud provincial electoral district.
Saint-Aubert is situated between St-Jean-Port-Joli and Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet, not far from the southern coast of the Saint Lawrence River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Quebec City. The landscape of Saint-Aubert is defined by its plateaus and hills. Near the village, one may find part of the Notre Dame Mountains, which are an extension of the Appalachians, as well as Three-Salmon Lake (Lac Trois-Saumons).
[Three-Salmon Lake is a]...stunning basin cut from the whiteness of quartz.
— Brother Marie-Victorin, Croquis laurentiens[4]
Economy
The village's primary activities are agriculture and maple syrup production. Many from outside the region also choose to spend their holidays here; there is a significant summer camp called Camp Trois-Saumons, which was founded in 1947 on the banks of its eponymous lake.[5] Aside from these activities, the village does contain a number of small boutiques.
