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The church of Saint-Rémi, built entirely of wood and centennial, is the pride of his parishioners.
The church of Saint-Rémi, built entirely of wood and centennial, is the pride of his parishioners.

== Religious chronology of St.Leopold of Hervey-Jonction ==
• First chapel built in the 1930s, thanks to the initiative of some parishioners.

• October 3, 1934 - First marriage in the chapel of Hervey Junction, and the register of Saint-Rémi Lac-aux-Sables.

• November 27, 1947 - First recorded baptism registers of St Leopold of Hervey Junction, Danielle Veillette (daughter of Zénon Veillette and Élianne Toutant).

• Auguste Lagacé is assigned as vicar cooperator from 1947 to 1961, to the mission (déserte in French) of St.Leopold which under the juridiction of the parish of Saint-Rémi of Lac-aux-Sables.

• May 21, 1949 - First marriage recorded in the registers of St.Leopold of Hervey Junction, Gaston Cossette and Gisele Veillette.

• April 25, 1953 - Authorization of Archbishop Maurice Roy to establish a parish cemetery. Burials began in 1953.

• May 9, 1953 - First burial at the cemetery: Romeo Marcotte.

• 1965 - Beginning in 1965, Hervey Junction mission, which was within the diocese of Quebec, will be subject furthermore to the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Trois-Rivières.

• 1974 - Sales of manse to build a new, adjacent to the chapel.


== School chronology ==
== School chronology ==

Revision as of 15:51, 6 January 2013

Lac-aux-Sables
Parish municipality
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMékinac
ConstitutedApril 24, 1899
Government
[1]
 • MayorYvan Hamelin
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingLaviolette
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
286.20 km2 (110.50 sq mi)
 • Land270.48 km2 (104.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
1,373
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Increase4.6%
 • Dwellings
1,068
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 1M0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.lac-aux-sables.qc.ca

Lac-aux-Sables is a parish municipality in the regional county municipality of Mékinac (MRC de Mékinac), in administrative district of the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its population centres are Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey-Jonction.

Since its origins, the sector Hervey-Jonction with 300 inhabitants, is linked to the history of Lac-aux-Sables. Sector Hervey-Jonction is an area dotted with adventure vacation cottages, rivers, lakes and wild forests. On the religious aspect, the catholic parish St.Leopold d'Hervey-Jonction can serve the local population. On the civilian side, the sector is integrated into the municipality of Lac-aux-Sables.

Hervey-Jonction is the location of the Hervey-Jonction Station that is used today as a switching point for two passenger Via Rail trains (Abitibi and Saguenay). Station Hervey-Jonction was built in 1905 and is now the junction of trains from Montreal to Quebec City, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Haut-Saint-Maurice and Abitibi.

Geography

Municipality of Lac-aux-Sables is located approximately 95 kilometers northwest of the city of Quebec, in the populated part of the MRC de Mékinac. In 2012, 1389 people live in the area, mainly in the village and around the lake of the same name.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1373 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 1312
  • Population in 2001: 1313
  • Population in 1996: 1441
  • Population in 1991: 1428

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 640 (total dwellings: 1,068)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 95.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.4%

History

The territory of Lac-aux-Sables began to be colonized in the 1880s. The parish of Saint-Rémi Lac-aux-Sables was canonically erected 21 January 1897 and the Municipality of Lac-aux-Sables was erected civilly April 24, 1899.

The resort and forestry are the main economic sectors. Agriculture plays a smaller role although present. The majority of workers work outside the municipality in forestry, rail, health and social services.

The main services to locate in Lac-aux-Sables are: telephone service in 1908, a network of power since 1925, a waterworks since 1949, the collection of household waste since 1967, a protection service fire since 1967, a planning and municipal development since 1982, a sanitary sewer and storm water treatment plant and wastewater since 1983 and the recovery of waste since 1987.

The church of Saint-Rémi, built entirely of wood and centennial, is the pride of his parishioners.

Religious chronology of St.Leopold of Hervey-Jonction

• First chapel built in the 1930s, thanks to the initiative of some parishioners.

• October 3, 1934 - First marriage in the chapel of Hervey Junction, and the register of Saint-Rémi Lac-aux-Sables.

• November 27, 1947 - First recorded baptism registers of St Leopold of Hervey Junction, Danielle Veillette (daughter of Zénon Veillette and Élianne Toutant).

• Auguste Lagacé is assigned as vicar cooperator from 1947 to 1961, to the mission (déserte in French) of St.Leopold which under the juridiction of the parish of Saint-Rémi of Lac-aux-Sables.

• May 21, 1949 - First marriage recorded in the registers of St.Leopold of Hervey Junction, Gaston Cossette and Gisele Veillette.

• April 25, 1953 - Authorization of Archbishop Maurice Roy to establish a parish cemetery. Burials began in 1953.

• May 9, 1953 - First burial at the cemetery: Romeo Marcotte.

• 1965 - Beginning in 1965, Hervey Junction mission, which was within the diocese of Quebec, will be subject furthermore to the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Trois-Rivières.

• 1974 - Sales of manse to build a new, adjacent to the chapel.

School chronology

• 1891 - Establishment of the first school district by the "Commission scolaire de Notre-Dame-des-Anges" (Notre-Dame-des-Anges School Board), for 2nd and 3rd rows taxpayers of Canton Chavigny.

• 1901 - Establishment of the "Commission scolaire de Saint-Rémi du Lac-aux-Sables" (Saint-Rémi School Board). Joseph Sainte-Marie will be President from 1901 to 1906, whereas the priest Jos.-S. Chénard was appointed secretary-treasurer from 1901 to 1902.

• 1901 - Arrival of Sisters "Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary" for teaching mission.

• 1935 - Construction of the new convent to replace the old one.

• 1965 - Establishment of the Regional School Board of Mauricie (CSRM-Commission scolaire régionale de la Mauricie) for secondary education, while the "Commission scolaire de Saint-Rémi Lac-aux-Sables" (St-Rémi School Board) continues to mentor elementary education.

• 1st July 1969 - Creation of the "Commission scolaire de Normandie" (Normandie School Board) for primary education throughout the Normandy area (except Sainte-Thècle). The "Commission scolaire de Saint-Rémi" (Saint-Rémi School Board) ends its activities as of 30 June 1969. 

• 1969 - Opened in September 1969, "École polyvalente Paul Le Jeune" (Polyvalent School Paul Le Jeune) in Saint-Tite takes charge of secondary education.

Attractions

The main attractions directly related to the resort and tourism are five campgrounds 3 with beautiful beaches (Lac aux Sables), an important camp for students (lake Heart), an area of controlled for hunting and fishing (Tawachiche ZEC), a beautiful golf club (the Saint-Rémi), 47 lakes (with sand, burned, Huron, Missionaries, Simon, Veillette, etc..) and two rivers, Batiscan and one of its tributaries, which Tawachiche 25 kilometers long, flows entirely within the municipality.

Almost 500 chalets are built around various bodies of water.

Publishing on the history of Lac-aux-Sables

  1. " Lac-aux-Sables - Témoin de notre passé 1897-1997 (Lac-aux-Sables - Witness of our past 1897-1997)". Published by the Historical Society of Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey-Junction Inc., under the Centennial celebrations of 1997. Design carried out by members of the Historical Society of Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey-Junction: Annie Gauthier, Léo Lavallée, Madeleine Lavallée, Richard Lavallée and Édith Leduc. Artistic Director: Guy Rivard. Correction-Revision: Guy Rivard, assisted by Claude Bonenfant. Cover design: Sister Marie Thérèse, Daniel Beaupre and Ginette Hamelin.

References

  1. ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-aux-Sables
  2. ^ a b "Lac-aux-Sables (Code 2435010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 133616". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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