Saint-Cyprien, Bas-Saint-Laurent

Coordinates: 47°54′N 69°01′W / 47.900°N 69.017°W

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Saint-Cyprien
Municipality

Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM
Saint-Cyprien Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°54′N 69°01′W / 47.900°N 69.017°W / 47.900; -69.017^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Rivière-du-Loup
Constituted	January 1, 1883
Government ^[2]
• Mayor	Michel Lagacé
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	140.00 km² (54.05 sq mi)
• Land	138.43 km² (53.45 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	1,078
• Density	7.8/km² (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.1%
• Dwellings	502
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2P0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-232 R-293
Website	www.municipalite.saint-cyprien.qc.ca

Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

History

It was from 1862 that the first settlers began to develop this territory; Most of them came from parishes on the southern coast of the Saint Lawrence (Trois-Pistoles, Saint-Éloi, L'Isle-Verte). The municipality was officially created in 1883 under the name of Hocquart by splitting away from the municipality of Saint-Éloi. Two years later, a large section of Hocquart was taken away to create the municipality of Saint-Clément.

The municipality lost its church in January 1954 in a fire which originated in the furnace system. Two years later, the new church built by corvée came into operation. Five years later, in 1959, Hocquart changed its name to become the current municipality of Saint-Cyprien.

Geography

Saint-Cyprien is part of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in Quebec and located at the southeastern limit of the Rivière-du-Loup RCM.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55857". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 12005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Saint-Clément

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

Sainte-Rita

Saint-Cyprien

Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup

Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy / Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac

Lake Témiscouata / Saint-Michel-du-Squatec

v t e Subdivisions of Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality
Cities & Towns	Rivière-du-Loup Saint-Antonin
Municipalities	Cacouna L'Isle-Verte Notre-Dame-du-Portage Saint-Cyprien Saint-Épiphane Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup Saint-Modeste Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix
Parishes	Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Saint-Arsène
Regional County Municipalities in Bas-Saint-Laurent: Kamouraska La Matapédia La Mitis Les Basques La Matanie Rimouski-Neigette Rivière-du-Loup Témiscouata Indian Reserves Cacouna Kataskomiq

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