Saint-André-de-Kamouraska

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

47°41′N 69°44′W / 47.683°N 69.733°W / 47.683; -69.733^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMKamouraskaConstitutedFebruary 14, 1987Government

^[2]

• MayorGervais Darisse • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Prov. ridingCôte-du-SudArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total70.60 km² (27.26 sq mi) • Land70.74 km² (27.31 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation

(2011)^[3]

• Total651 • Density9.2/km² (24/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

5.3% • Dwellings

272Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0L 2H0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

A-20 (TCH)

R-132

R-230

R-289Websitewww.standre
dekamouraska.ca

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Before 2020 it was only known as Saint-André.

Geography

Landscape near Saint Lawrence River in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is located on the southern shoreline of the Saint Lawrence River along with several islands belonging to the municipality situated offshore to the north.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

Saint-André (47°40′33″N 69°43′29″W / 47.67583°N 69.72472°W / 47.67583; -69.72472 (Saint-André, Saint-André, QC))
Saint-André-Station (47°37′49″N 69°41′09″W / 47.63028°N 69.68583°W / 47.63028; -69.68583 (Saint-André-Station, Saint-André, QC)) – a hamlet in the southeast part of the municipality

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

Rivière des Caps (Mouth:47°43′21″N 69°40′35″W / 47.72250°N 69.67639°W / 47.72250; -69.67639 (Rivière des Caps, Saint-André, QC))
Rivière Fouquette (Mouth:47°42′04″N 69°42′09″W / 47.70111°N 69.70250°W / 47.70111; -69.70250 (Rivière Fouquette, Saint-André, QC))

Municipal council

Mayor: Gervais Darisse

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55585". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-André-de-Kamouraska (Code 2414040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.