L'Isle-Verte

L'Isle-Verte () is a small municipality located along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village refers to Île Verte (French for "Green Island"), a nearby island that is not within its municipal boundaries. Village and island are joined by a seasonal ferry.

It is known for its lamb, fed in a salted marsh, a luxury product in Quebec. Its marshes along the Saint Lawrence River are a protected bird sanctuary part of the Baie de l'Isle-Verte Ramsar wetland.

On January 23, 2014, a major fire destroyed the Résidence du Havre, a home for the elderly, killing thirty-two residents.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2021: 1,356 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.8%)
• Population in 2016: 1,294 (2011 to 2016 population change: -11.9%)
• Population in 2011: 1,469 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
• Population in 2006: 1,464
• Population in 2001: 1,519

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 643 (total dwellings: 697)

Languages:

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 97.8%
• English and French as first language: 0.4%
• Other as first language: 0.7%

Notable people

• Charles Borromée Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte in 1840.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• Site de la municipalité de L'Isle-Verte

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