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Sainte-Flavie, Quebec

Sainte-Flavie
Parish municipality
Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie
Route 132 split in Sainte-Flavie
Location within La Mitis RCM
Location within La Mitis RCM
Sainte-Flavie is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Flavie
Sainte-Flavie
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 68°14′00″W / 48.6167°N 68.2333°W / 48.6167; -68.2333Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 68°14′00″W / 48.6167°N 68.2333°W / 48.6167; -68.2333
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
Constituted July 1, 1855
Named for Saint Flavia
Government
 • Mayor Damien Ruest
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area
 • Total 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
 • Land 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 919
 • Density 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.5%
 • Dwellings 505
Demonym(s) Flavien, Flavienne
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 2L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.sainte-flavie.net

Sainte-Flavie is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli. It is named after Flavia, a martyred saint.

Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula; it is here where the highway intersects with itself.



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