Sainte-Louise
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Sainte-Louise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t lwiz]) is a parish municipality in Quebec.
Sainte-Louise | |
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 Location within L'Islet RCM. | |
  Sainte-Louise Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 70°08′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | L'Islet |
| Constituted | December 11, 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Normand Dubé |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.10 km2 (29.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.59 km2 (29.57 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 328 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
History
Sainte-Louise was created on 11 december 1860 when it separated from Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Louise had a population of 674 living in 301 of its 328 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 671. With a land area of 76.59 km2 (29.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Notable people
The artist Michèle Lorrain resides in Sainte-Louise.[5]