Esprit-Saint
Esprit-Saint | |
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 Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM | |
  Esprit-Saint Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′00″N 68°34′00″W / 48.0667°N 68.5667°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
| Constituted | May 13, 1972 |
| Named for | The Holy Spirit the third person of the Trinity |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Langis Proulx |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rimouski |
| Area | |
• Total | 169.40 km2 (65.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 168.96 km2 (65.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 340 |
| • Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 198 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-232 |
| Website | www |
Esprit-Saint (French pronunciation: [ɛspʁi sɛ̃] ) is a municipality in Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 340.
The name Esprit-Saint is in honor of the Holy Spirit who is the third person in the Trinity.
History
[edit]Esprit-Saint was founded in 1972.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 21393". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 10005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Esprit-Saint, Municipalité, Quebec". 15 November 2023.
External links
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Media related to Esprit-Saint at Wikimedia Commons
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