L'Ascension-de-Patapédia () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Being surrounded by large tracts of boreal forest, the place is economically dependent on the forestry industry, as well as some hunting and fishing tourism.
History While the geographic township of Patapédia was proclaimed in 1881, it was not until 1937 that the village was founded. That same year the Parish of L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (French for "Ascension of Our Lord") was established. In 1968, the Municipality of L'Ascension-de-Patapédia was incorporated, named after the parish and the township.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ascension-de-Patapédia had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
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municipalité de L’Ascension-de-Patapédia, Matapédia et les Plateaux region