Saint-Gédéon, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Gédéon or Saint-Gédéon-de-Grandmont[citation needed] is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est and the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. It is on the eastern shore of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Belle River.
Saint-Gédéon | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms  | |
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  Saint-Gédéon Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′N 71°46′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Settled | 1863 |
| Constituted | December 6, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Boucher |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.80 km2 (31.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.52 km2 (24.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,001 |
| • Density | 31.5/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  3.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,181 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-170 |
| Website | www |
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 2001 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.6%)
- Population in 2006: 2351
- Population in 2001: 2392
- Population in 1996: 1760
- Population in 1991: 1640
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 846 (total dwellings: 1181)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 99.5%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Religion
According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Roman Catholicism had 1,845 adherents[6] in the municipality in 2001, with more than 96% of the population concentrated in one parish, Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. There were 55 atheists[6] (3%), and 15 Protestants[6] (1%). Residents of Saint-Gédéon belonging to other religions represented less than 1% of the population.
There is a Roman Catholic cemetery, cimetière Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. Saint-Gédéon has a permanent deacon, Daniel Audy, M.A., who was ordained by Mgr Couture, on June 7, 1991 of the feast day of the Sacred Heart.
Louis Hémon wrote the first draft of Maria Chapdelaine while staying in Saint-Gédéon in 1912.
The Blueberry Cycling Route (La véloroute des Bleuets in French), part of the Route Verte, goes through Saint-Gédéon.
Charles-Eugène-Couture Bridge (Route 170) over the Belle Rivière
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Church
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