Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec

Saint-Ferdinand is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is notable for its location on the shores of Lake William on the Bécancour River, nestled within the Appalachian foothills, making Saint-Ferdinand a popular vacation spot in both summer (for sailing and surface water sports) and winter (for snowmobiling and ATV riding).

Saint-Ferdinand
Municipality
Aerial view
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Saint-Ferdinand Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 71°34′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	November 29, 2000
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	142.70 km^2 (55.10 sq mi)
• Land	137.16 km^2 (52.96 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	2,067
• Density	15.1/km^2 (39/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.8%
• Dwellings	1,172
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 165 Route 216
Website	www.municipalite .saint-ferdinand.qc.ca

St-Ferdinand was once home to a large health care facility, the St-Julien Hospital, founded in 1870; however, rural exodus and the establishment of more advanced facilities in greater population centres such as Quebec City led to the indefinite closing of the facility in 2003, after several years of reduced operations as a long-term care facility.[4]

Saint-Ferdinand has one elementary school, École Notre-Dame.

References

1. Reference number 306760 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 32013 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2432013) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Municipalité de St-Ferdinand: L'Hôpital St-Julien. Accessed 28-August–2007.