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Revision as of 23:21, 25 April 2012

Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Municipality
Le Massif mountain overlooking the St. Lawrence River
Le Massif mountain overlooking the St. Lawrence River
Motto(s): 
Vers le large, vers les hauteurs
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional countyCharlevoix
Settled1675
IncorporatedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[1]
 • MayorGérald Maltais
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
135.66 km2 (52.38 sq mi)
 • Land134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total
703
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
G0A
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.petiteriviere.com

Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River. It is considered the gateway to the Charlevoix region.

It is home to Le Massif ski resort.

History

Maillard Chapel

In June 1603, Samuel de Champlain sailed past there and wrote about the location: "The following Thursday, we left [Hare Island], and lowered the anchor in a dangerous cove on the north side, where there are some meadows and a little river where the Indians sometimes camp." The name Petite Rivière ("Little River") stuck, although over time the place has been identified in many other ways: Cap-Raide, Rivière-du-Sot, Anse-aux-Pommiers, l'Abattis (1695), l'Abatis (1755), Vieille-Rivière, Ruisseau-à-la-Nasse, Cap-Maillard, François-Xavier, Côte-de-Saint-François-Xavier' Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.[3]

In 1675, the Seminary of Quebec, owner of the Beaupré Seignory that stretched from Beauport to Baie-Saint-Paul, granted land to Claude Bouchard, followed by another 15 concessions until the end of the 17th century. The settlement, the oldest in the Charlevoix region, grew at the mouth of the Little River in a deep valley east of Cape Maillard where natural open grassland accommodated the early colonizers. In 1721, the local parish was formed, named Saint-François-Xavier after Francis Xavier, founder of the Jesuits. In 1845, it was incorporated but the municipality was abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière. In common use, the place remained known as just Petite-Rivière.[3][4]

In 1986, it changed status and name to become the Municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.[3]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2006: 703 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.7 %)
  • Population in 2001: 730
  • Population in 1996: 753
  • Population in 1991: 802

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 283 (total dwellings: 539)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0 %
  • French as first language: 100 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 0 %

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Petite-Rivière-Saint-François community profile
  3. ^ a b c "Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  4. ^ "Un village fort de son histoire" (in French). Municipalité de Petite- Rivière-Saint-François. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


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