Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lwi də ɡɔ̃zaɡ]) is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 374 as of the Canada 2016 Census. It lies on the Canada–United States border.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | |
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The church. | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 70°20′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | March 17, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Suzanne C. Guenette |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.50 km2 (45.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 118.02 km2 (45.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 374 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  11.2% |
| • Dwellings | 232 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-277 |
| Website | www.st-louis degonzague.qc.ca |
Name
The origin of the name of the municipality is subject to debate and three versions are possible. It seems that settlers would have liked to name their parish Saint-Louis, but it was refused due to possible confusion with Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska (now part of Kamouraska, Quebec). Monsignor Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau then suggested to name it Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, following saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
Another version would be that Cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin would have wanted to honour his patron saint, Aloysius Gonzaga.
Lastly, it could also have been to honour Louis-Philippe Pelletier, member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Dorchester.
Post Office
The municipality's post office is named Ravignan, after French Jesuit Gustave Delacroix de Ravignan, who was a preacher at Notre-Dame de Paris.
Notable people
- Alexandra Labelle (born 1996), professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire