Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia
Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia | |
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Location within Avignon RCM | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′N 67°03′W / 47.967°N 67.050°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cynthia Dufour |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.07 km2 (32.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 84.91 km2 (32.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 519 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 285 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.matapedia lesplateaux.com |
Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿alɛksi də matapedja]) is a village and municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada.
In addition to Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Léonard-de-Matapédia and Saint-Benoît-de-Matapédia.
Its name comes from Alexis Mailloux (1801-1877), a Roman Catholic vicar general who presided over the founding of the parish, and from the Matapedia river and township, in turn from the Mi'kmaq word matapegiag, meaning "river which forks".