Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis | |
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Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM | |
St-Maxime- du-Mont-Louis Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°44′W / 49.233°N 65.733°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Constituted | June 10, 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Bélanger |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
• Total | 232.33 km2 (89.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 232.67 km2 (89.83 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources. | |
| Elevation | 15.20 m (49.9 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,047 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 7.7% |
| • Dwellings | 585 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 R-198 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maksim dy mɔ̃ lwi]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie, the municipality comprises the communities of Mont-Louis, Ruisseau-des-Olives, L'Anse-Pleureuse, Les Côtes-du-Portage and Gros-Morne.
The municipality had a population of 1,047 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
The eponymous Mount Louis is one of two prominent hills that line the Bay of Mont-Louis (the other being Mount Saint-Pierre). The 465-metre-high (1,526 ft) hill was named after King Louis XIV of France.