Saint-Marcel, Quebec
municipality in L'Islet, Quebec, Canada
Saint-Marcel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl] ) is a municipality in Quebec located in the MRC de L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches.
As of the 2016 census, the population of Saint-Marcel is 428.
Geography
Saint-Marcel is located 130 miles from Quebec southeast of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, in the Côte-du-Sud area, on the Appalachian Plateau. Near the Canada–US border, it is halfway between Sainte-Felicite and Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. The landscape consists of rolling hills and valleys of between 250 and 450 meters (820 and 1,480 feet). There are several rivers and lakes in the municipality, and Saint-Marcel is on the boundary of two watersheds to St. Lawrence River north and south to the border: the Grande rivière Noire, the rivière Rocheuse, and lakes Cayen, aux Canards, d'Apic and Roches et Fontaine Claire. In addition, the motocross circuit Saint-Marcel took the title of the most beautiful track in 2008 SXQC Performance GP series.
History
In 1865, Township of Arago was established, which was named in honour of the French astronomer and politician François Arago (1786–1853). The Pelletier brothers, from the nearby village of St.
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