Saint Anicet

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Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area code(s) 450 and 579 Area 180.2 km² Local time Tuesday 11:00 AM		Constituted July 1, 1855 Postal code(s) J0S 1M0 Highways Route 132 Population 2,523 (2011) Province Québec

Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 99% Humidity RCMs Montérégie, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality

Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.

Map of Saint-Anicet, QC, Canada

Geography

Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:

Cazaville (45°05′11″N 74°22′17″W) – a hamlet in the southern portion of the municipality on Route 132.

Plage-Somerville (45°05′15″N 74°25′31″W) – a hamlet located on Baie de Somerville in the Saint Lawrence River.

Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′30″N 74°26′26″W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River.

Port Lewis (45°10′14″N 74°16′59″W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River on Route 132.

Lakes & Rivers

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

Rivière La Guerre (45°08′40″N 74°21′03″W) – runs in a southeast to northwest direction to the Saint Lawrence River.

Historic site and museum

In the south of Saint-Anicet the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center was opened on May 15, 2010. It is where the most important Iroquoian village in Quebec lies. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River.

Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005, and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.

References

Saint-Anicet Wikipedia

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