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Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°16′N 70°20′W / 46.267°N 70.333°W / 46.267; -70.333
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For the parish municipality, see Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Montérégie, Quebec.

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Municipality
The church.
The church.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°16′N 70°20′W / 46.267°N 70.333°W / 46.267; -70.333[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedMarch 17, 1923
Government
[2]
 • MayorSuzanne C. Guenette
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
118.50 km2 (45.75 sq mi)
 • Land118.02 km2 (45.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
374
 • Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 11.2%
 • Dwellings
232
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2L0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-277
Websitewww.st-louis
degonzague.qc.ca

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 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.

Name

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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

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The municipality's post office is named Ravignan, after French Jesuit Gustave Delacroix de Ravignan, who was a preacher at Notre-Dame de Paris.

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57123". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.



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