Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an də la peʁad]) is a municipality in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The town is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River along the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from near Montreal to Quebec City.
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | |
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Motto(s): Unis dans la foi ("United in Faith") | |
Coordinates: 46°35′N 72°12′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
RCM | Les Chenaux |
Settled | 1690s |
Constituted | May 10, 1989 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Suzanne Rompré[3] |
• Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
• Prov. riding | Champlain |
Area | |
• Total | 129.50 km2 (50.00 sq mi) |
• Land | 110.22 km2 (42.56 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 2,072 |
• Density | 18.8/km2 (49/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,019 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-40 | R-138 R-159 R-354 |
Website | sadlp |
It is the world capital of Tommy Cod fishing. During Tommy Cod season, generally from late December to mid-February, thousands of tourists come to Sainte-Anne for ice fishing and a small fishing village is built on the frozen waters of the Sainte-Anne River that bisects the town.[1][5]
The centrepiece of the town is the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Church, a Catholic church near the banks of the Sainte-Anne River, modelled after the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.[6]