Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec

Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec is a small town north east of Montreal, located on the Bécancour River in Arthabaska county in the Centre-du-Québec region. The town was incorporated in 1855 and has a current population of 890 inhabitants (Statistics Canada, 2005); this number varies seasonally, as many local residences are summer cottages.

Saint-Louis-de-Blandford
Municipality
Location within Arthabaska RCM.
Saint-Louis-de-Blandford Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°15′N 72°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Arthabaska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gilles Marchand
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière
Area [2][3]
• Total	107.20 km^2 (41.39 sq mi)
• Land	106.73 km^2 (41.21 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	903
• Density	8.5/km^2 (22/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.3%
Postal code(s)	G0Z 1B0
Area code(s)	819
Highways A-20 (TCH)	Route 162 Route 165 Route 263
Website	www.saint-louis -de-blandford.ca

St-Louis-de-Blandford is known for its high concentration of cranberry bogs; the majority of cranberry cultivation in the province of Quebec happens in and around the town. To take further advantage of this plentiful natural resource and boost the town's tourism revenue, an interpretation centre offers educational presentations and visits to local cranberry bogs for groups and interested visitors. Agritourism of this type is common in the Centre-du-Québec region, which is known as the agricultural heartland of Quebec.

St-Louis-de-Blandford is located along Autoroute 20, which links it to Montreal and Quebec City, and is also accessible via Routes 162 and 165.

External links

• (in French) Cranberry Interpretation Centre

References

1. Reference number 403900 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 39170 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2439170) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.