L'Ascension-de-Patapédia
L'Ascension-de-Patapédia | |
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| Motto: Courage, foi, tenacité | |
Location within Avignon RCM | |
L'Ascension-de-Patapédia Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′N 67°15′W / 47.933°N 67.250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Settled | 1930s |
| Constituted | January 1, 1968 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Richard |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.05 km2 (37.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.98 km2 (37.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 148 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 9.8% |
| • Dwellings | 111 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
L'Ascension-de-Patapédia (French pronunciation: [lasɑ̃sjɔ̃ də patapedja]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Being surrounded by large tracts of boreal forest, the place is economically dependent on the forestry industry, as well as some hunting and fishing tourism.