Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛme de lak]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs | |
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 Lake Sainte-Marie | |
 Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM | |
 St-Aimé-des-Lacs Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′N 70°18′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Charlevoix-Est |
| Constituted | January 1, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claire Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.43 km2 (37.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91.61 km2 (35.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,158 |
| • Density | 12.6/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 5.8% |
| • Dwellings | 739 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs is primarily dependent on vacationers and cottagers that support its tourism industry.[4]
History
Settlement began in the 1820s, with the first residents settling around Lake Sainte-Marie (or "Petit Lac"), living as farmers, craftsmen, or forest workers. The area was originally incorporated as part of the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Agnès in 1855. But the territory of the parish was vast and the inhabitants had to travel far to attend parish services.[4]
From the 1920s to 1940, Lake Nairne played an important role in the air mail delivery to the North Shore. Due to its size, the lake was perfectly suited for seaplanes that used the lake as their base.[4]
In 1942, the Parish of Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs was formed, dedicated to Saint Aimé but named in honor of parish priest Aimé Néron (1915-1986).[1] On January 1, 1950, the Municipality of Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs was created from territory ceded by Sainte-Agnès and Notre-Dame-des-Monts.[5]
From the 1950s on, the municipality developed with electrification, paved roads, and a water and sewer network was finally installed in 1974.[4]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 517 (total dwellings: 739)[3]
Language
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 1.3%
- French as first language: 97.8%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
List of former mayors:[5]
- Édouard Simard (1950–1957)
- Octave Maltais (1957–1961)
- Henri Dallaire (1961–1969, 1979–1981)
- Adélard Thivierge (1969–1979)
- Michel Dufour (1981–1991)
- Jean Michel Gagnon (1991–1995)
- Daniel Boudreault (1995–2005)
- Bernard Maltais (2005–2013)
- Claire Gagnon (2013–present)
See also
References
External links
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