[4] With a population of 1,900, Cacouna is noted for the quality and unique architectural heritage of its buildings and for the richness and diversity of its agricultural life.

Saint George, an officer martyred in Palestine in 303 AD, is a patron of the English people and his battle against the dragon has been represented multiple times in art.

[5] At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, with the construction of the railway to Rivière-du-Loup and the Maritime provinces, several wealthy Anglophone families from Montreal and Toronto built luxury villas in Cacouna, some of which still stand today.

[6] A large part of the banks of the Saint Lawrence river in the eastern half of the village is bordered by public land, managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service.

[7] The property is divided into two parts: The port of Gros Cacouna is a deep-water seaport with a water depth of 10.2 metres (33 ft).

A joint review panel composed of the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency submitted its report on November 1, 2006.

In 2008, the proponent announced that it would delay its methane terminal project indefinitely[13] until the supply conditions of liquefied natural gas improved in the worldwide market.

[15] TransCanada's target market for the goods is TotalEnergies, a French petroleum refiner which is part-owned by the Desmarais family, who have interests in the oil sands of Alberta.