Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec
Berthier-sur-Mer | |
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Municipality | |
Church of Berthier-sur-Mer | |
Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
Berthier-sur-Mer Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°WCoordinates: 46°55′N 70°44′W / 46.917°N 70.733°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Montmagny |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Rosario Bossé |
• Federal riding |
Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 26.80 km2 (10.35 sq mi) |
• Land | 26.79 km2 (10.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,398 |
• Density | 52.2/km2 (135/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 12.8% |
• Dwellings | 791 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 1E0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-20 (TCH) |
Route 132 |
Website |
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Berthier-sur-Mer is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, east of Quebec City on Route 132.
History
Berthier-sur-Mer was named after Alexandre Berthier, a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, who was given title to this area in 1672, then known as the seigneury of Berthier-en-bas.
During the 19th century, Irish immigrants were quarantined at nearby Grosse Isle, now a National Historic site.
Geology
A strip of rather interesting underlying sedimentary bedrock maintains a relatively straight shoreline through which a natural harbour, quite round in shape, has been eroded. The bedrock is set at about a 60 to 80° angle and is composed of hundreds of very thin layers of red shale interspersed every meter or so with 5 to 10 cm layers of what appears to be limestone. It is quite dramatic in places where it hasn't been worn down by human activities.
See also
References
Saint Lawrence River / Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | Saint Lawrence River / Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | Saint Lawrence River / Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues | ||
Saint-Vallier | Montmagny | |||
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Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud | Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud |