L'Épiphanie

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L'Épiphanie (French pronunciation: [lepifani]) is a town in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, located on the bank of the L'Achigan river. It has nearly 9,000 inhabitants and was 150 years old in 2004.

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L'Épiphanie
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Location within L'Assomption RCM.
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L'Épiphanie
L'Épiphanie
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCML'Assomption
ConstitutedJune 30, 1967
Government
  MayorSteve Plante
  Federal ridingMontcalm
  Prov. ridingL'Assomption
Area
  Total58.17 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
  Land56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)
Population
  Total8,883
  Density157/km2 (410/sq mi)
  Pop 2016–2021
Increase 2.2%
  Dwellings
3,695
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-339
R-341
Websitewww.ville.lepiphanie.qc.ca
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On May 23, 2018, the town was greatly enlarged when the Parish Municipality of L'Épiphanie was added to it.[6]

Since 1732, the place was known as L'Achigan, thus taking the name of the river flowing through its territory. It was not until 1853 that the name L'Épiphanie appeared. This coincided with the moment of the canonical establishment of the parish, which had just separated from L'Assomption. Historians generally agree to see in this name the transposition of a Sulpician custom. They were owners of the Saint-Sulpice seigneury within which a large part of the territory of L'Épiphanie was included. On January 6 of each year, the day of the Epiphany, the Sulpicians came to celebrate a mass and took advantage of it to collect the seigniorial rents which were due to them. Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876, would have liked to recall this custom by retaining the name L'Épiphanie.[7]

Geography

Climate

Based on the Vercheres station

More information Climate data for L'Épiphanie, Quebec, Month ...
Climate data for L'Épiphanie, Quebec
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55)
12
(54)
21
(70)
30
(86)
34
(93)
35
(95)
35.5
(95.9)
35.6
(96.1)
33
(91)
28.9
(84.0)
20
(68)
15
(59)
35.6
(96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7)
−3.4
(25.9)
2.2
(36.0)
11.3
(52.3)
19
(66)
24.1
(75.4)
26.5
(79.7)
25.5
(77.9)
20.6
(69.1)
12.9
(55.2)
5.6
(42.1)
−1.8
(28.8)
11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10
(14)
−7.9
(17.8)
−2.2
(28.0)
6.3
(43.3)
13.4
(56.1)
18.6
(65.5)
21.1
(70.0)
20.1
(68.2)
15.4
(59.7)
8.5
(47.3)
2
(36)
−5.6
(21.9)
6.6
(43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3)
−12.4
(9.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
1.2
(34.2)
7.7
(45.9)
13.1
(55.6)
15.7
(60.3)
14.5
(58.1)
10.2
(50.4)
4.1
(39.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
−9.3
(15.3)
1.9
(35.4)
Record low °C (°F) −34.5
(−30.1)
−37.2
(−35.0)
−31
(−24)
−15
(5)
−6.7
(19.9)
0
(32)
5.5
(41.9)
2.8
(37.0)
−6
(21)
−7.8
(18.0)
−21
(−6)
−32
(−26)
−37.2
(−35.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.6
(2.90)
56.4
(2.22)
59.2
(2.33)
72.6
(2.86)
84.5
(3.33)
98.6
(3.88)
93.2
(3.67)
93.6
(3.69)
87.4
(3.44)
93
(3.7)
89.9
(3.54)
81.6
(3.21)
983.6
(38.72)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 26.2
(1.03)
18.5
(0.73)
27
(1.1)
66.5
(2.62)
84.5
(3.33)
98.6
(3.88)
93.2
(3.67)
93.6
(3.69)
87.4
(3.44)
92.6
(3.65)
77.4
(3.05)
32.2
(1.27)
797.6
(31.40)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 47.5
(18.7)
37.8
(14.9)
32.2
(12.7)
6.3
(2.5)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.5
(0.2)
12.5
(4.9)
49.4
(19.4)
182.2
(71.7)
Source: Environment Canada[8]
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Demographics

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Snow trails in L'Épiphanie

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Épiphanie had a population of 8,883 living in 3,583 of its 3,695 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 8,693. With a land area of 56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 157.0/km2 (406.7/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

More information Population, Land area ...
202120162011
Population8,883 (+2.2% from 2016)5,495 (-2.6% from 2011)5,353 (+16.2% from 2006)
Land area56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population density157/km2 (410/sq mi)2,387.4/km2 (6,183/sq mi)2,367.9/km2 (6,133/sq mi)
Median age38.8 (M: 38.4, F: 38.8)36.5 (M: 35.4.7, F: 37.6)36.8 (M: 36.3, F: 37.2)
Private dwellings3,695 (total)  3,583 (occupied)2,240 (total)  2,110 (total) 
Median household income$79,000$32,704$32,704
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Canada census – L'Épiphanie community profile
References: 2021[10] 2016[11] 2011[12] earlier[13][14]

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 96.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

Economy

Agriculture

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Route 341

L'Épiphanie was once a thriving industrial city. The first important industry was that of the Lynch family with the manufacture of furniture. But it was the cigar industry with the Bourdon family that long characterized the economy of L'Épiphanie. This industry led to the development of another company: the "Cigar Box" factory. This became thirty years later "Canada Manufacturing", specializing in the manufacture of boxes of all kinds. "Source Colombia", meanwhile, began its activities between 1880 and 1912. For many years, it provided mineral water equal in quality to imported water. But most of these companies, for various reasons, ceased their activities in the sixties. Today, agriculture is the main economic sector of the city.[15]

Sports

L'Épiphanie is home to the Chasse Gallerie boating circuit and the Chez Ti-Jean cross country skiing centre.

Infrastructure

Cemeteries

Cemeteries in or near L'Épiphanie include the L'Épiphanie Cemetery,[16] the Grand Cemetery of L'Assomption,[17] and the Saint-Gérard-Majella Cemetery.[18]

See also

References

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