L'Isle-Verte, Quebec
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, 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 2011: 1469
- Population in 2006: 1464
- Population in 2001: 1519
- * 2001 to 2006 population change: -3.6%
- Population in 1996: 1567
- Population in 1991: 1013
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 616
Languages:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 99%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1%
Notable people
- Charles Borromée Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte in 1840.
