L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec
L'Isle-aux-Coudres (with "Isle" spelt in the old French fashion) is a municipality in
Quebec, part of the
Charlevoix MRC in the
Charlevoix area of the
Capitale-Nationale region. It is located on
Île aux Coudres.
According to the
Canada 2001 Census:
*Population: 1,319
*% Change (
1996-
2001): -1.9
*Dwellings: 1,345
*Area (km².): 30.12 km²
*Density (persons per km².): 43.8
The island was first colonized in
1728. It was named in 1535 by
Jacques Cartier for the many nut-bearing trees on the island. "Coudriers" is a French word meaning "nut tree".
The municipality was formed in
2000.
