Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec
| Berthier-sur-Mer | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Church of Berthier-sur-Mer
Church of Berthier-sur-Mer
|
|
| Location within La Matapédia RCM. Location within La Matapédia RCM. |
|
 Berthier-sur-Mer
|
|
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[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 | www |
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.
Contents
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
- ↑ Reference number 381986 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 18065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
 |
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 | ||
|
||||
 |
||||
| Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud | Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud |
 Subdivisions of Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
|
|---|---|
| Cities & Towns | |
| Municipalities | |
| Parishes | |
|
|
