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== Toponymy ==
== Toponymy ==
The name of the municipality results from saint Thècle, martyred virgin of the 1st century, converted to the Christianism and educated by saint Paul during its first journey missionary. Thècle was born in Isaurie in Turkey. Saint Tite and saint Thècle having lived at the same time, the name of this virgin was retained for the canonical foundation of this parish of Mauricie as of March 15th, 1873 decree promulgated by Mgr. François-Xavier Laflèche, bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières. Moreover, Moïse Proulx, priest of Saint-Tite served the parish of Sainte-Thècle until 1880, or until the arrival of the first resident priest.
The name of the municipality results from saint Thècle, martyred virgin of the 1st century, converted to the Christianism and educated by saint Paul during its first journey missionary. Thècle was born in Isaurie in Turkey. Saint Tite and saint Thècle having lived at the same time, the name of this virgin was retained for the canonical foundation of this parish of the Mid Mauricie as of March 15th, 1873 decree promulgated by Mgr. François-Xavier Laflèche, bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières. Moreover, Moïse Proulx, priest of Saint-Tite served the parish of Sainte-Thècle until 1880, or until the arrival of the first resident priest.


The toponymy of the rows (rangs in French) of the parish embodies the run-up of Christendom of the 19th century: Saint Joseph, Saint Michel, Saint-Pierre, Saint Georges, and Saint Thomas which is of this last one to be merge to the municipality of Sainte-Thècle in 1891.
The toponymy of the rows (rangs in French) of the parish embodies the run-up of Christendom of the 19th century: Saint Joseph, Saint Michel, Saint-Pierre, Saint Georges, and Saint Thomas which is of this last one to be merge to the municipality of Sainte-Thècle in 1891.

Main arteries of the former village are streets Notre-Dame, Saint Jacques, Masson, Grenier and "The Bridge"(Du Pont). This last street results of the pontoon bridge at the lake Croche, which connected the lower old village with the raw (rang) St-Michel (North). With the expansion of the village, the toponymy of the new streets became patronymic: streets Bédard, Veillette, Vallée...


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:29, 1 July 2012

Sainte-Thècle
Municipality
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMékinac
ConstitutedJune 7, 1989
Government
[1]
 • MayorAlain Vallée
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingLaviolette
Area
[1][2]
221.60 km2 (85.56 sq mi)
 • Land213.46 km2 (82.42 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
2,478
 • Density11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,296
 • Urban density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Decrease0.3%
 • Dwellings
1,413
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 3G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.ste-thecle.qc.ca

Sainte-Thècle is a municipality located in the Mauricie region of the Canadian province of Quebec.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2478 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.3 %)
  • Population in 2006: 2486
  • Population in 2001: 2513
  • Population in 1996: 2698
  • Population in 1991: 2766

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1157 (total dwellings: 1413)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.4 %
  • French as first language: 98.2 %
  • English and French as first language: 0.4 %
  • Other as first language: 1.0 %

Municipal chronology

  • In September 23rd, 1874: the municipality of the parish of Sainte-Thècle is officially constituted following the publication of the governmental decree in the Official Newspaper of Quebec (Gazette officielle du Québec).
  • In April 27th, 1909: the municipality of the village of Sainte-Thècle is created and its territory (village from above and village of the station) gets loose from the municipality of the parish.
  • 1958: The sector of the village from below gets loose from the municipality of the parish and merges to the municipality of the village.
  • In January 1st, 1982: implementation of the MRC of Mékinac (regional municipality of county - Municipalité régionale de comté) which then to the corporation of county which had been set up in 1855. The MRC of Mékinac is a supramunicipale organization the territory of which includes all the municipalities of the zone Mékinac. The powers of MRC lean at the same time on statutory compulsory skills and on additional skills according to the will of the municipalities of his(her,its) territory of

School chronology

  • 1878: creation of the first Sainte-Thècle school Commission structure (Commission scolaire de Sainte-Thècle). The first meeting of the school board was held on March 4th, 1878 in Théophile Magnan's residence.
  • 1915: Separation of the territory of Sainte-Thècle in two school board: village and parish.
  • 1949: Merger of both school commissions in only one.
  • 1965: Foundation of the CSRM (regional school commission of Mauricie area - Commission scolaire régionale de la Mauricie) in order to organize all the secondary education level. Whereas the school board of Sainte-Thècle continues to organize the education of primary level.
  • 1969: Cessation of the teaching of secondary level 3 and more, in June, 1969, in Sainte-Thècle. Futhermore, this secondary level education is dispensed in "Polyvalente Paul Le Jeune" in Saint-Tite which opened its doors in September, 1969.
  • As of July 1st, 1972: merger of the school board of Sainte-Thècle (Commission scolaire de Sainte-Thècle) with the school board of Normandie (Commission scolaire de Normandie) which already had the responsibility since 1969 of the teaching of primary level.

Toponymy

The name of the municipality results from saint Thècle, martyred virgin of the 1st century, converted to the Christianism and educated by saint Paul during its first journey missionary. Thècle was born in Isaurie in Turkey. Saint Tite and saint Thècle having lived at the same time, the name of this virgin was retained for the canonical foundation of this parish of the Mid Mauricie as of March 15th, 1873 decree promulgated by Mgr. François-Xavier Laflèche, bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières. Moreover, Moïse Proulx, priest of Saint-Tite served the parish of Sainte-Thècle until 1880, or until the arrival of the first resident priest.

The toponymy of the rows (rangs in French) of the parish embodies the run-up of Christendom of the 19th century: Saint Joseph, Saint Michel, Saint-Pierre, Saint Georges, and Saint Thomas which is of this last one to be merge to the municipality of Sainte-Thècle in 1891.

Main arteries of the former village are streets Notre-Dame, Saint Jacques, Masson, Grenier and "The Bridge"(Du Pont). This last street results of the pontoon bridge at the lake Croche, which connected the lower old village with the raw (rang) St-Michel (North). With the expansion of the village, the toponymy of the new streets became patronymic: streets Bédard, Veillette, Vallée...

References

  1. ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Thècle
  2. ^ a b "Sainte-Thècle (Code 2435050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 228389". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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