Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
St-Maxime-
du-Mont-Louis
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°44′W / 49.233°N 65.733°W / 49.233; -65.733
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Haute-Gaspésie
ConstitutedJune 10, 1884
Government
  MayorClaude Bélanger
  Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
  Total
232.33 km2 (89.70 sq mi)
  Land232.67 km2 (89.83 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Elevation
15.20 m (49.87 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,047
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Pop (2016-21)
7.7%
  Dwellings
585
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132 R-198
Websitewww.st-maxime.qc.ca

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maksim dy mɔ̃ lwi]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie, the municipality comprises the communities of Mont-Louis, Ruisseau-des-Olives, L'Anse-Pleureuse, Les Côtes-du-Portage and Gros-Morne.

The municipality had a population of 1,047 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

The eponymous Mount Louis is one of two prominent hills that line the Bay of Mont-Louis (the other being Mount Saint-Pierre). The 465-metre-high (1,526 ft) hill was named after King Louis XIV of France.