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== External links ==
== External links ==
* Regional Municipality of County (RMC) of Mékinac (Municipalité régionale de comté de Mékinac: {{official site|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9kinac_Regional_County_Municipality}}
* {{en icon}} [http://www.tourismemauricie.com Tourisme Mauricie] Regional tourist office
* {{en icon}} [http://www.tourismemauricie.com Tourisme Mauricie] Regional tourist office
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Revision as of 19:21, 7 January 2013

Not to be confused with Saint-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec.
Saint-Tite
City
Coat of arms of Saint-Tite
Coat of arms
Motto: 
L'union dans l'action
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMékinac
ConstitutedDecember 23, 1998
Government
[1]
 • MayorAndré Léveillé
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingLaviolette
Area
[1][2][3]
 • City
92.90 km2 (35.87 sq mi)
 • Land92.53 km2 (35.73 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • City
3,880
 • Density41.9/km2 (109/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,306
 • Urban density893.8/km2 (2,315/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Increase1.4%
 • Dwellings
2,155
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 3H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.villest-tite.com

Saint-Tite is a town in Quebec province, Canada, north of Trois-Rivières; its name is the French name for Saint Titus. Its chief industries are forestry and leather production. It is best known, though, for the Festival Western de Saint-Tite, which developed from a rodeo inaugurated in 1967 to promote the leather industry. The festival's success has led to the remodelling of some of the town's infrastructures to resemble a western frontier town of the late nineteenth or early twentieth centuries. Saint-Tite is an important part of the novel Les Filles de Caleb.

Toponymy

The mission of Saint-Just-de-Kapibouska was established in 1851 around Lake Kapibouska, on the site of the present city of Saint-Tite. In Algonquin langage, Kapibouska name means "where there are reeds". In 1859, the Bishop of Trois-Rivières has retained the surname Saint-Tite for canonical foundation. And the civil erection of the parish municipality occurred in 1863. The parish was named in honor of Titus, Apostle and companion of Paul Bishop of Knossos.[5]

Geography

Saint-Tite is located 30 km northeast of Shawinigan. The territory of 92.53 km2 is situated in the Mauricie region and the MRC Mékinac. It shares its borders with the municipalities of Sainte-Thècle, Grandes-Piles, Hérouxville, Saint-Adelphe and Proulxville.

The city is located in the lowlands of the St.Lawrence valley. The terrain is generally flat with some hills. The northwest marks the boundary with the Laurentians. The altitude in the municipality is from 110 to 309 m. The basement consists of Precambrian gneiss.[6]

The city is crossed by the River des Envies, a tributary of the River Batiscan. River des Envies has its source at Lake Traverse in Sainte-Thècle and enters at the northern part of the territory of Saint-Tite. It crosses the municipality through the city, then headed to Proulxville. Saint-Tite has several lakes for the resort, the largest of which is Lake Pierre-Paul.

Saint-Tite is crossed by roads 153 and 159. The first connects with Shawinigan Saint-Tite and Lac-aux-Sables. The second allows you to go to Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. It is also served by the railway passengers with three week trip to Montreal, Saguenay and Senneterre.

Demographics

Population trend:[7]

  • Population in 2011: 3880 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 3826
  • Population in 2001: 3845
  • Population total in 1996: 4000
    • Saint-Tite (city): 2555
    • Saint-Tite (parish): 1445
  • Population in 1991:
    • Saint-Tite (city): 2654
    • Saint-Tite (parish): 1448

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1846 (total dwellings: 2155)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 1.1%

History

The first inhabitants Indians to settle permanently in Saint-Tite were Métis, Montagnais and Algonquins who lived in the vicinity of Lake Kapibouska. This stretch of water, located along the south-west of the village, was formed by a bulge in the river-des-Envies caused by large beaver dams. The non-Aboriginal settlers contributed to the disappearance of the lake by the demolition of the dams to counteract the adverse effects of spring flooding on agriculture, transport and surrounding buildings.

The first pioneers from Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Champlain, Grondines, Neuville and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures settled in 1833 around the Lake Kapibouska. A Catholic mission, Saint-Just-de-Kapibouska, was established in 1851. The municipality of the parish of Saint-Tite was incorporated on 11 July 1863. The population of the municipality progressed to 3 000 in 1900. On 4 June 1910, the city of Saint-Tite broke away from the parish. The two were merged December 23, 1998.

Slogan

Union in action

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the city was adopted in 1954 by the city council.[8]

The coat of arms of Saint-Tite is blazoned thus: Greek cross gules a chief azure point, flanked by a toothed wheel segment money dexter and a gear segment sinister gold, containing a skin tight leather gold dextral and sinistral spruce money, overcoming mountains of sand placed on a terrace or charged with a blue river.

Known personality

Gratien Gélinas (1909-1999), playwright and actor.

Julie Boulet, politician for the Liberal Party of Quebec.

Manon Bédard, singer (1969- ).

Attractions

Saint-Tite is particularly known for its Western Festival which takes place every year in September since 1967. In 2008, the festival attracted 585,581 visitors.[9]

School Emily Bordeleau, who inspired the novels of Arlette Cousture "Les Filles de Caleb", is located in Saint-Tite.

Publications on the history of Saint-Tite

  1. "Histoire de Saint-Tite 1833-1984 (History of Saint-Tite 1833-1984)" (second edition). Published in 1984 in French by Éditions Souvenance Inc and Historical Committee. 471 pages. Book Committee: Raymonde Rompré-LeBrun, Gisèle St-Amant-Matton, Gérard Brunelle, Marielle Brouillette, Louise Nobert-Béland, Pierre LeBrun, Jean-Pierre Paquet. Member of the "History of Saint-Tite" project sponsored by "Development Canada Community Project": Cécile Gélinas, Cécile Chaillé-Trépanier and Pierrette Délisle. Old photographs reproduced largely by Michel Pothier.
  2. " Répertoire des naissances et des baptêmes de Saint-Tite de Champlain 1859-1940 (Directory of births and baptisms of St.Tite de Champlain 1859-1940)", compiled by Jacques Delisle. Published in French.
  3. " Répertoire des décès et des sépultures de Saint-Tite de Champlain 1859-1940 (Directory death and burial of St.Tite de Champlain 1859-1940)", compiled by Jacques Delisle. Published in French.

References

  1. ^ a b c Template:Fr Saint-Tite, répertoire des municipalités, Ministère des affaires municipales et des régions du Québec, retrieved January 11, 2008
  2. ^ a b "Saint-Tite (Code 2435027) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada (December 4, 2007). "Saint-Tite, 2006 Community Profil". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 349925". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. ^ Goverment of Quebec (2009). "Fiche toponymique: Saint-Tite". Government of Quebec. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  6. ^ . 2002. ISBN 2-551-21646-X. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |langage= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |sub-topic= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |topic= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |web link= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |éditor= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ^ "Blason de la Ville de Saint-Tite (Coat of arms of Saint-Tite City)". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |Retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |site= ignored (help)
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