Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°40′54″N 69°37′30″W / 47.68167°N 69.62500°W / 47.68167; -69.62500[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Victor Morin
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	116.50 km2 (44.98 sq mi)
• Land	111.49 km2 (43.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	2,050
• Density	18.4/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	9.0%
• Dwellings	870
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2G0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-230 R-289
Website	www.stalexkamouraska.com

Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Before July 5, 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Alexandre.

History

The parish of Saint-Alexandre was founded in the first half of the 19th century.^[1] It was canonically erected in 1851.^[1] The post office was first opened in 1854 under the name "Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska".^[1] The parish municipality of Saint-Alexandre was then created in 1855.^[1] In 1997, its status was changed to a municipality alongside its name, which became Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska.^[1]

Geography

Lakes and rivers

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

• Lac Morin (47°37′23″N 69°32′08″W / 47.62306°N 69.53556°W / 47.62306; -69.53556 (Lac Morin, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC)) – located along the municipality's southern border.
• Le Petit Lac (47°40′10″N 69°33′41″W / 47.66944°N 69.56139°W / 47.66944; -69.56139 (Le Petit Lac, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))
• Petite rivière Noire (47°41′38″N 69°32′33″W / 47.69389°N 69.54250°W / 47.69389; -69.54250 (Petite rivière Noire, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))
• Rivière Carrier (47°40′11″N 69°30′42″W / 47.66972°N 69.51167°W / 47.66972; -69.51167 (Rivière Carrier, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))
• Rivière Fourchue (47°41′19″N 69°32′31″W / 47.68861°N 69.54194°W / 47.68861; -69.54194 (Rivière Fourchue, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, QC))

1968 derailment

On January 27, 1968, the westbound Scotian passenger train operated by Canadian National Railway derailed near the Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska station. Two passengers were injured. The train was operating at about 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) when an axle on the locomotive broke.^[4]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska at Wikimedia Commons

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