Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Tite-des-Caps is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.
Saint-Tite-des-Caps | |
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| Motto: Travail Vertu | |
 Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM | |
  Saint-Tite-des-Caps Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Settled | 1853 |
| Constituted | December 24, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Dion |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.80 km2 (50.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 129.25 km2 (49.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,506 |
| • Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 814 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138  R-360 |
| Website | sainttitedescaps |
The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.[1]
History
In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.[1]
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 1506 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.6%)
- Population in 2006: 1440
- Population in 2001: 1426
- Population in 1996: 1522
- Population in 1991: 1523
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 656 (total dwellings: 814)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
List of mayors
Mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:[5]
- Isaïe Ferland (1861-1862, 1873-1875, 1881-1882, 1885-1887)
- Hypolitte Dessers (1862-1863)
- Jean-Baptiste Jean (1863-1864)
- Éloi Boucher (1864-1866)
- Célestin Chevalier (1866-1868, 1872-1873)
- Onézime Leblond (1868-1872, 1875-1877)
- Alexandre Lavoie (1877-1878)
- Alfred Leclair (1878-1880)
- Napoléon Poulin (1880-1881)
- Édouard Girard (1882-1885, 1887-1890, 1891-1893)
- Jules Gagnon (1890-1891)
- Auguste Lavoie (1893-1897)
- Norbert Morency (1897-1914)
- Wilfrid Labranche (1914-1916)
- Ludger Leblond (1916-1917)
- Joseph Gauthier (1917-1921)
- Achille Lachance (1921-1931)
- David Morency (1931-1935, 1937-1944)
- Alfredo Leclerc (1935-1937)
- Télesphore Duclos (1944-1949)
- Ludger Duclos (1949-1958, 1964-1966)
- Noël Drouin (1958-1961)
- Albany Duclos (1961-1964)
- Paul-Eugène Morency (1966-1967)
- Roland Ferland (1967-1969)
- Jean-Noël Fortin (1969-1971)
- Paul Duchesne (1971-1975)
- Léopold Ferland (1975-1984)
- Huguette Filion Morency (1984-1987)
- Jean-Claude Clouet (1987-1998)
- Anne-Marie Guilbault (1998-2005)
- Pierre Dion (2005-2013)
- Majella Pichette (2013- )
See also
References
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