Saint-Donat, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

Saint-Donat
Parish municipality

Location within La Mitis RCM
Saint-Donat

Location in eastern Quebec

Coordinates: 48°30′N 68°16′W / 48.5°N 68.27°W / 48.5; -68.27Coordinates: 48°30′N 68°16′W / 48.5°N 68.27°W / 48.5; -68.27[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
Constituted March 10, 1869
Government[2]
  Mayor Michel Côté
  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
  Total 95.30 km2 (36.80 sq mi)
  Land 94.03 km2 (36.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 890
  Density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.2%
  Dwellings 461
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0K 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 298
Website www.saintdonat.ca

Saint-Donat is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 890.

History

The parish was formed around a church c. 1700 and established in 1869 as part of the Mont-Joli municipal agglomeration. Saint-Donat then separated from Mont-Joli in 1976 along with Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage and Sainte-Luce.

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