Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent
Sainte-Félicité | |
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Church of Sainte-Félicité | |
Location within La Matanie RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′N 67°20′W / 48.900°N 67.333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matanie |
| Settled | mid 19th century |
| Constituted | January 10, 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrew Turcotte |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.51 km2 (35.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90.73 km2 (35.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,100 |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 580 |
| Demonym(s) | Félicitois, Félicitoise |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | www |
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Sainte-Félicité (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t felisite]) is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is named after saint Felicitas of Rome, a Christian martyr. Its economy is based on fishing and agriculture.
Notable people who came from Sainte-Félicité include Québécois pop singer Isabelle Boulay, who was born there in 1972.
In addition to Sainte-Félicité itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Cap-à-la-Baleine, L'Anse-à-la-Croix, Le Grand-Deuxième, Le Petit-Deuxième, and Sainte-Félicité-Ouest.