Saint-Pascal () is a
city
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in
Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the
Bas-Saint-Laurent region of
Quebec
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. It has a population of 3,530. It is the second biggest city in the RCM, after
La Pocatière. The city is crossed by the Kamouraska River. It's also the county seat of the
Kamouraska RCM.
Saint-Pascal was named in honour of Paschal Taché, seigneur of Kamouraska. The original spelling of the municipality, based on the Latin Paschalis, was given in honour of
Étienne-Paschal Taché
Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (5 September 1795 – 30 July 1865) was a Canadian medical doctor, politician, and Father of Confederation. His family had a long history in New France, but suffered serious financial reverses due to the Seven Y ...
, a notary and militia lieutenant-colonel. In November 1813, he became co-seigneur of Kamouraska with his father, Paschal-Jacques. On his father's death, he assumed sole ownership of the seigneury.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Saint-Pascal had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Government
* Mayor: Solange Morneau
* Councillors: Isabelle Chouinard, Josée Chouinard, François Gagné‑Bérubé, Céline Langlais, Francis Ouellet, Rémi Pelletier
Notable people
*
Annie St-Pierre, film director and producer
See also
*
List of cities in Quebec
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References
External links
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent