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Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Before 2020 it was only known as Saint-André.

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°41′N 69°44′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	February 14, 1987
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gervais Darisse
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	70.60 km2 (27.26 sq mi)
• Land	70.74 km2 (27.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	651
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.3%
• Dwellings	272
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)	Route 132 Route 230 Route 289
Website	www.standre dekamouraska.ca

Geography

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska is located on the southern shoreline of the Saint Lawrence River along with several islands belonging to the municipality situated offshore to the north.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

• Saint-André (47°40′33″N 69°43′29″W)
• Saint-André-Station (47°37′49″N 69°41′09″W) – a hamlet in the southeast part of the municipality

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

• Rivière des Caps (Mouth:47°43′21″N 69°40′35″W)
• Rivière Fouquette (Mouth:47°42′04″N 69°42′09″W)

Municipal council

• Mayor: Gervais Darisse

See also

• Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
• Île aux Lièvres (Saint Lawrence River)
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Saint-André-de-Kamouraska at Wikimedia Commons

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