Esprit-Saint

Not to be confused with Saint-Esprit, Quebec.

Esprit-Saint (French pronunciation: [ɛspʁi sɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 340.

Esprit-Saint
Municipality
Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM
Esprit-Saint Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.0667°N 68.5667°W / 48.0667; -68.5667[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Rimouski-Neigette
Constituted	May 13, 1972
Named after	The Holy Spirit the third person of the Trinity
Government [2]
• Mayor	Langis Proulx
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Rimouski
Area [2][3]
• Total	169.40 km2 (65.41 sq mi)
• Land	168.96 km2 (65.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	340
• Density	2/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.3%
• Dwellings	198
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0K 1A0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-232
Website	www.municipalite.esprit-saint.qc.ca

The name Esprit-Saint is in honor of the Holy Spirit who is the third person in the Trinity.

History

Esprit-Saint was founded in 1972.

See also

• Touladi River
• List of municipalities in Quebec