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'''Saint-Pascal''' ({{IPA-fr|sɛ̃ paskal}}) is a [[city (Quebec)|city]] in [[Kamouraska Regional County Municipality]] in the [[Bas-Saint-Laurent]] region of [[Quebec]].
'''Saint-Pascal''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ paskal}}) is a [[city (Quebec)|city]] in [[Kamouraska Regional County Municipality]] in the [[Bas-Saint-Laurent]] region of [[Quebec]]. It has a population of 3,530. It is the second biggest city in the RCM, after [[La Pocatière]]. The city is crossed by the Kamouraska River. It's also the county seat of the [[Kamouraska Regional County Municipality|Kamouraska RCM]].

Saint-Pascal was named in honour of Paschal Taché, seigneur of Kamouraska. The original spelling of the municipality, based on the Latin Paschalis, was given in honour of [[Étienne-Paschal Taché]], a notary and militia lieutenant-colonel. In November 1813, he became co-seigneur of Kamouraska with his father, Paschal-Jacques. On his father's death, he assumed sole ownership of the seigneury.


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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== Government ==
== Government ==
* Mayor: Cécile Joseph
* Mayor: Solange Morneau
* Councillors: Renald Bernier, Daniel Drapeau, Claude Lavoie, Rémi Pelletier, Francine Soucy, Yvan Soucy
* Councillors: Isabelle Chouinard, Josée Chouinard, François Gagné‑Bérubé, Céline Langlais, Francis Ouellet, Rémi Pelletier


== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 29 October 2024

For the 16th-century Franciscan, see Paschal Baylón.

Saint-Pascal
City
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-Pascal is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-Pascal
Saint-Pascal
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°32′N 69°48′W / 47.533°N 69.800°W / 47.533; -69.800[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedMarch 1, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorSolange Morneau
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
60.20 km2 (23.24 sq mi)
 • Land59.68 km2 (23.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
3,530
 • Density59.1/km2 (153/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1.8%
 • Dwellings
1,635
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 3Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-230
Websitewww.villesaintpascal.com

Saint-Pascal (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ paskal]) is a city in Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It has a population of 3,530. It is the second biggest city in the RCM, after La Pocatière. The city is crossed by the Kamouraska River. It's also the county seat of the Kamouraska RCM.

Saint-Pascal was named in honour of Paschal Taché, seigneur of Kamouraska. The original spelling of the municipality, based on the Latin Paschalis, was given in honour of Étienne-Paschal Taché, a notary and militia lieutenant-colonel. In November 1813, he became co-seigneur of Kamouraska with his father, Paschal-Jacques. On his father's death, he assumed sole ownership of the seigneury.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pascal had a population of 3,530 living in 1,559 of its 1,635 total private dwellings, a change of 1.8% from its 2016 population of 3,468. With a land area of 59.68 km2 (23.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 59.1/km2 (153.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Government

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  • Mayor: Solange Morneau
  • Councillors: Isabelle Chouinard, Josée Chouinard, François Gagné‑Bérubé, Céline Langlais, Francis Ouellet, Rémi Pelletier

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57369". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14018". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Pascal, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Genest, Catherine (2022-01-09). "Du Kamouraska vers les Oscars". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
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