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Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Coordinates:47°40′N68°59′W / 47.67°N 68.98°W /47.67; -68.98
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Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
Aerial view of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
Aerial view of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
Coat of arms of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Solidaire dans le labeur (French)
"Solidarity in work"
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates:47°40′N68°59′W / 47.67°N 68.98°W /47.67; -68.98[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
Named1874
Constituted14 July 1874
Government
 • MayorMélissa Lord
 • Federal ridingCôte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area
 • Total
112.23 km2 (43.33 sq mi)
 • Land110.08 km2 (42.50 sq mi)
 The provincial and federal governments disagree on the total area; the latter makes no claim regarding the land area.
Population
 • Total
1,311
 • Density11.7/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1.5%
 • Dwellings
594
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
HighwaysTrans-Canada Highway
Websitewww.saintlouisduhaha.com

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃lwidyaa]) is aparish municipality in theTémiscouata Regional County Municipality of theBas-Saint-Laurent region ofQuebec. The population is 1,311 as of 2021.[3] Its economy is mainlyagricultural. It is located southeast ofRivière-du-Loup and west ofCabano along theTrans-Canada Highway (Route 185), about halfway toEdmundston inNew Brunswick.

TheCommission de toponymie du Québec asserts that the parish's name refers to nearbyLake Témiscouata, the sense ofha-ha here being an archaicFrench word for an impasse.[4] The Louis may refer to Louis Marquis, one of the first colonists of the region, or Louis-Antoine Proulx, vicar ofRivière-du-Loup, or perhaps the abbot Louis-Nicolas Bernier.[1]

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is the only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name, and shares the distinction of having an exclamation point in its name withWestward Ho!, a village inDevon, in south-westEngland.[4] In September 2017, the municipality established aGuinness World Record for the most exclamation marks in a town name.[5]

History

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The parish began in 1860 as the site of a Catholic mission; it was named in 1874.[6]

Demographics

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In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! had a population of1,311 living in552 of its594 total private dwellings, a change of1.5% from its 2016 population of1,292. With a land area of 112.23 km2 (43.33 sq mi), it had a population density of11.7/km2 (30.3/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ab"Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57133".toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French).Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ab"Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13080".www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. ^abc"Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^abJeffries, Stuart (29 April 2009)."The joy of exclamation marks!".The Guardian.Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved2009-09-08.
  5. ^"Saint Louis du Ha!Ha! gets Guinness World Record nod for its exclamation marks". CBC.ca.Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved2018-12-18.
  6. ^"TransCanadaHighway.com St Louis du Ha Ha, Quebec". TransCanada FoundLocally Inc. Retrieved2024-10-26.
  7. ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec".Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022.Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. RetrievedAugust 29, 2022.
  8. ^"Baie des Ha! Ha!".Commission de toponymie du Québec.Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved2012-02-29.
  9. ^"Baie des Ha! Ha!".Commission de toponymie du Québec.Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved2012-02-29.
  10. ^"Rivière Ha! Ha!".Commission de toponymie du Québec.Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved2012-02-29.

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