Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy, Lévis
Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy is a district (secteur) within the Desjardins borough of the city of Lévis, Quebec.
Prior to its 2002 merger into the city of Lévis, it was a parish municipality, whose name was written as Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy. It was also more colloquially known as Saint-Joseph-de-Lévis. [1] [2]
Population: 1,141 (2006)[3]
1890 train accident
On December 17, 1890, a passenger train derailed when a bridge failed. Several passengers and crew members on the train were killed.[4]
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy (parish municipality". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy (2002)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Statistics Canada
- ^ "Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) 1890 - Bridge Went Down - Entire Passenger Train Smashed In Pieces. Engine And Baggage Car Alone Remain On Track - Ten Passengers Killed And Many Injured. | GREENERPASTURE". Manitoba Daily Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. December 19, 1890. Retrieved 2024-03-19 – via greenerpasture.com.
External links
- "Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy". Voyage à travers le Québec (in French). 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
46°48′00″N 71°08′00″W / 46.8000°N 71.1333°W / 46.8000; -71.1333