Saint-François-d'Assise, Quebec

Saint-François-d'Assise is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

In addition to Saint-François-d'Assise itself, the municipality also includes the communities of L'Immaculée-Conception, Saint-Jean-de-Matapédia, and Saint-Joseph-de-Matapédia.

History
In 1887, the mission of Saint-Joseph was established, that was in the jurisdiction of the Parish of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia. It was renamed to Saint-François-d'Assise or Saint-François-de-Matapédia in 1889 by Joseph-Elzéar Pelletier, priest of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, after François Cinq-Mars (1847-1902), who served as priest at the mission from 1890 to 1892, while also honouring Francis of Assisi.

In 1900, its post office opened, and in 1924, the parish was formed. In 1926, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-d'Assise was created when it split off from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia. In 1968, it lost part of its territory when the Municipality of L'Ascension-de-Patapédia was created.

In 2003, the parish municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.

Local government
List of former mayors:


 * Hermel Gallant (...–2005)
 * Ghislain Michaud (2005–2023)
 * Rémi Lagacé (2023–present)