Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet, Quebec

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
Municipality

Location within L'Islet RCM
Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133Coordinates: 47°12′N 70°08′W / 47.200°N 70.133°W / 47.200; -70.133[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM L'Islet
Constituted November 9, 1898
Government[2]
  Mayor Paulette Lord
  Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
  Prov. riding Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
  Total 249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi)
  Land 244.24 km2 (94.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 591
  Density 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.3%
  Dwellings 335
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 2X0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 204

Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, with a population of about 600 people nestled in the Appalachian mountains. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. It is named after the Pope Damasus I and Damase Ouellet (1826–1908), which is known as the pioneer of the town.

The town was first named "Municipalité du canton d'Ashford" in 1898 and got its current name in 1955.

It is known for its local Chicken Festival every September.

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