Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, Quebec
| Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM. |
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 Saint-Maxime-
du-Mont-Louis |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Constituted | June 10, 1884 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Paul-Hébert Bernatchez |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 229.50 km2 (88.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 231.60 km2 (89.42 sq mi) |
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| Elevation[4] | 15.20 m (49.87 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,118 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  6.4% |
| • Dwellings | 598 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0E 1T0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 132 Route 198 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 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 1,118 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[3]
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 metres (1,526 ft) high hill was named after King Louis XIV of France.[1] [5]
History
The place was first inhabited by twelve families in 1697 and 53 in 1699, but was abandoned by 1702. Later that century, fishing businesses set up in the Mont-Louis Bay, east of the mouth of the Mont-Louis River. It was considered at that time as the best location on the Saint Lawrence River for cod fishing. In 1758, the post was destroyed by General James Wolfe during his Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign.[1]
By 1863, Mont-Louis had grown to 200 inhabitants, and 4 years later, the Parish of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis was founded, which was named after Maxime Tardif (1821-1850), a secretary to Bishop Pierre-Flavien Turgeon. In 1884, the municipality was established, taking its name from the parish.[1]
Demographics
Population
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Climate
The locality has a humid continental climate in spite of its marine position with quite cold and snowy winters combined with warm but relatively short summers. Due to its seasonal lag, September is quite some way above the 10 °C (50 °F) threshold for continental above subarctic, but the fifth warmest month May is some way cooler than that. However, the lag is not as intense as in other eastern Canadian localities, with July being significantly warmer than August.
| Climate data for Mont-Louis | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20 (68) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.2 (90) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19) |
−6.1 (21) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.8 (55) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3 (37) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14 (57) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.1 (3) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.9 (48) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7 (45) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−1 (30) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35 (−31) |
−30 (−22) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−17 (1) |
−10 (14) |
−1.1 (30) |
1.1 (34) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−20 (−4) |
−27.8 (−18) |
−35 (−31) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.1 (2.524) |
47.6 (1.874) |
64.8 (2.551) |
62.1 (2.445) |
66.7 (2.626) |
76 (2.99) |
84.7 (3.335) |
91.6 (3.606) |
83.5 (3.287) |
94.1 (3.705) |
70 (2.76) |
79.8 (3.142) |
885 (34.84) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.169) |
1.8 (0.071) |
12.4 (0.488) |
35.9 (1.413) |
64.2 (2.528) |
76 (2.99) |
84.7 (3.335) |
91.6 (3.606) |
83.5 (3.287) |
91.6 (3.606) |
37.4 (1.472) |
13.3 (0.524) |
596.5 (23.484) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 59.9 (23.58) |
45.9 (18.07) |
52.3 (20.59) |
26.2 (10.31) |
2.5 (0.98) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.98) |
32.6 (12.83) |
66.6 (26.22) |
288.5 (113.58) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
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<ref>tag; name "cp2011" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Environment Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 2011-12-15
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
Media related to Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis at Wikimedia Commons
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