Marsoui
Marsoui | |
|---|---|
Church in Marsoui | |
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 66°04′W / 49.217°N 66.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Settled | 1830s |
| Constituted | January 1, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renée Gasse |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
• Total | 178.64 km2 (68.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 181.40 km2 (70.04 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 289 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 5.1% |
| • Dwellings | 179 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
Marsoui (French pronunciation: [maʁswi]) is a village municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada.
The name Marsoui is thought to originate from the Mi'kmaq word malseoui, meaning "flint" which is abundant in the area. However, another theory explains that it comes from the French word marsouin, the vernacular term for porpoise or beluga whale that used to be present in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in large numbers. Alternate spellings used over time were Marsouis, Marsoin, and Marsouins.