Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues

Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues is a parish municipality in Quebec, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It is known for bird-watching, goose-hunting and cheeses.

Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°04′N 70°33′W / 47.067°N 70.550°W / 47.067; -70.550[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMMontmagny
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1860
Government
 • MayorFrédéric Poulin
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
 • Total24.10 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
 • Land23.97 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Population
 • Total122
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 15.3%
 • Dwellings
102
Time zoneEST
 • Summer (DST)EDT
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.isle-aux-grues.com

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues had a population of 122 living in 72 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of -15.3% from its 2016 population of 144. With a land area of 23.97 km2 (9.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Transportation

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L'Isle-aux-Grues has a small airstrip, which provides the only access to the island during the winter, with Air Montmagny the main airline. A ferry operates during the summer months.[5]

Education

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Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day.[5]

2010 plane crash

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On May 19, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55640". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 18070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c White, Marianne (May 19, 2010). "Small plane crashes into Quebec island, 3 dead". The Gazette. Montreal. Canwest News Service. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
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