Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | |
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Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′N 71°04′W / 46.883°N 71.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | L'Île-d'Orléans |
| Settled | c. 1660 |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Bergeron |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.20 km2 (12.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31.64 km2 (12.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,743 |
| • Density | 55.1/km2 (143/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 12.5% |
| • Dwellings | 811 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-368 |
| Website | st-pierre |
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ də lil dɔʁleɑ̃], lit. 'Saint-Pierre of the Orléans Island') is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the west side of Orléans Island, and accessible by Quebec Route 368 and the Île d'Orléans Bridge which connects Saint-Pierre with the Beauport borough of Quebec City. Until 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Pierre.
The Quebec poet and songwriter Félix Leclerc (1914-1988) is buried in this town, having lived there from 1958 to his death.