Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
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Mont-Saint-Pierre is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
Mont-Saint-Pierre | |
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Coordinates: 49°13′21″N 65°48′26″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
Settled | 1858 |
Constituted | January 1, 1947 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Magella Emond |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 51.50 km2 (19.88 sq mi) |
• Land | 52.07 km2 (20.10 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 186 |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 20% |
• Dwellings | 133 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Census profile | [5] |
MAMROT info | 04015[2] |
Toponymie info | 42208[1] |
Website | www |
The village is located at the foot of the eponymous Mount Saint-Pierre. This 411 metres (1,348 ft) high mount juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, separating Cove Mont-Louis from Cove Mont-Saint-Pierre, into which the Mont-Saint-Pierre River flows. The place was formerly called Rivière-à-Pierre.[1]
The 2021 census there were 186 inhabitants.
Mont-Saint-Pierre is well known for hang-gliding and paragliding, and home to the Mont-Saint-Pierre Ecological Reserve. The Festival of Free Flight (Fête de Vol Libre) is held each year since 1978.