Causapscal
title: "Causapscal" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-quebec", "incorporated-places-in-bas-saint-laurent", "la-matapédia-regional-county-municipality"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causapscal" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Causapscal |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Causapscal.jpg |
| image_caption | Causapscal church |
| flag_size | 120x80px |
| shield_size | 100x80px |
| image_map | Causapscal Quebec location diagram.png |
| map_caption | Location within La Matapédia RCM. |
| pushpin_map | Canada Eastern Quebec |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in eastern Quebec. |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| subdivision_type3 | RCM |
| subdivision_name3 | La Matapédia |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_title1 | Constituted |
| established_date1 | December 31, 1997 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Odile Roy |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Matane-Matapédia |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 161.00 |
| area_land_km2 | 161.61 |
| area_note | There is an apparent |
| contradiction between two | |
| authoritative sources | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2147 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | 13.3 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop 2011-2016 |
| population_blank1 | 6.8% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 1140 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −4 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | G0J 1J0 |
| area_codes | 418 and 581 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Causapscal | native_name = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Causapscal.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Causapscal church | image_flag = | flag_size = 120x80px | image_shield = | shield_size = 100x80px | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Causapscal Quebec location diagram.png | map_caption = Location within La Matapédia RCM. | pushpin_map = Canada Eastern Quebec | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in eastern Quebec. | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes= | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Bas-Saint-Laurent | subdivision_type3 = RCM | subdivision_name3 = La Matapédia | established_title = Settled | established_date = | established_title1 = Constituted | established_date1 = December 31, 1997 | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Odile Roy | leader_title1 = Federal riding | leader_name1 = Rimouski—La Matapédia | leader_title2 = Prov. riding | leader_name2 = Matane-Matapédia | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 161.00 | area_land_km2 = 161.61 | area_water_km2 = | area_note = There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2147 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_density_km2= 13.3 | population_blank1_title= Pop 2011-2016 | population_blank1 = 6.8% | population_blank2_title= Dwellings | population_blank2 = 1140 | population_note = | timezone = EST | utc_offset = −5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = −4 | postal_code_type = Postal code(s) | postal_code = G0J 1J0 | area_codes = 418 and 581 | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = Causapscal (; ) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. It is located at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers, along Quebec Route 132, approximately halfway between Mont-Joli and Campbellton, New Brunswick. It is served by the Causapscal railway station (the town can be reached by Via Rail on the named train The Ocean, between Montreal and Halifax) and the Causapscal Airport.
The city's name is taken from the geographic township of Casupscull (proclaimed in 1864), which in turn is derived from the Mi'kmaq word Goesôpsiag (or Gesapsgel, Gesôpsgigel), meaning "stony bottom", "swift water", or "rocky point", likely referring to the rocky river bed of the Causapscal River.
History
Development of the place followed the construction of the Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s. In 1870, the Parish of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur was established, and the following year, the post office opened.
In 1897, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal was incorporated, named after the parish and the geographic township. In 1928, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Causapscal. In 1957, the parish municipality lost more territory when the Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite was formed. In 1965, Causapscal gained ville (city/town) status.
On December 31, 1997, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal was amalgamated into the City of Causapscal.
Geography
Causapscal is located in the Matapédia Valley at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers.
Climate
| location = Causapscal (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1913–present) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan record high C = 12.5 | Feb record high C = 14.5 | Mar record high C = 24.0 | Apr record high C = 29.4 | May record high C = 34.3 | Jun record high C = 36.0 | Jul record high C = 35.6 | Aug record high C = 34.4 | Sep record high C = 32.8 | Oct record high C = 27.0 | Nov record high C = 23.0 | Dec record high C = 14.0 | year record high C = 36.0 | Jan high C = -8.2 | Feb high C = -6.2 | Mar high C = -0.1 | Apr high C = 7.1 | May high C = 15.7 | Jun high C = 21.2 | Jul high C = 23.8 | Aug high C = 22.9 | Sep high C = 17.9 | Oct high C = 10.2 | Nov high C = 2.5 | Dec high C = -4.2 | year high C = 8.6 | Jan mean C = -13.9 | Feb mean C = -12.6 | Mar mean C = -6.4 | Apr mean C = 1.8 | May mean C = 8.9 | Jun mean C = 14.4 | Jul mean C = 17.2 | Aug mean C = 16.1 | Sep mean C = 11.7 | Oct mean C = 5.4 | Nov mean C = -1.1 | Dec mean C = -9.0 | year mean C = 2.7 | Jan low C = -19.2 | Feb low C = -18.4 | Mar low C = -12.0 | Apr low C = -3.9 | May low C = 2.1 | Jun low C = 7.4 | Jul low C = 11.1 | Aug low C = 9.8 | Sep low C = 5.4 | Oct low C = 0.6 | Nov low C = -5.0 | Dec low C = -13.0 | year low C = -2.9 | Jan record low C = -44.5 | Feb record low C = -41.7 | Mar record low C = -38.0 | Apr record low C = -28.0 | May record low C = -12.8 | Jun record low C = -6.0 | Jul record low C = -0.6 | Aug record low C = -3.0 | Sep record low C = -7.8 | Oct record low C = -14.0 | Nov record low C = -27.2 | Dec record low C = -40.0 | year record low C = -44.5 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 68.1 | Feb precipitation mm = 59.6 | Mar precipitation mm = 60.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 60.8 | May precipitation mm = 86.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 93.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 125.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 92.3 | Sep precipitation mm = 92.7 | Oct precipitation mm = 90.8 | Nov precipitation mm = 95.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 76.8 | year precipitation mm = 1002.9 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 12.0 | Feb rain mm = 4.5 | Mar rain mm = 16.3 | Apr rain mm = 44.3 | May rain mm = 84.8 | Jun rain mm = 93.9 | Jul rain mm = 125.2 | Aug rain mm = 92.3 | Sep rain mm = 92.7 | Oct rain mm = 87.0 | Nov rain mm = 59.5 | Dec rain mm = 21.4 | year rain mm = 733.8 | Jan snow cm = 56.1 | Feb snow cm = 55.1 | Mar snow cm = 44.5 | Apr snow cm = 16.7 | May snow cm = 1.4 | Jun snow cm = 0.0 | Jul snow cm = 0.0 | Aug snow cm = 0.0 | Sep snow cm = 0.0 | Oct snow cm = 3.8 | Nov snow cm = 36.5 | Dec snow cm = 55.4 | year snow cm = 269.4 | unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm | Jan precipitation days = 15.2 | Feb precipitation days = 13.2 | Mar precipitation days = 13.2 | Apr precipitation days = 12.6 | May precipitation days = 16.0 | Jun precipitation days = 15.3 | Jul precipitation days = 16.6 | Aug precipitation days = 18.1 | Sep precipitation days = 18.9 | Oct precipitation days = 18.2 | Nov precipitation days = 16.9 | Dec precipitation days = 16.4 | year precipitation days = 190.7 | unit rain days = 0.2 mm | Jan rain days = 1.6 | Feb rain days = 1.4 | Mar rain days = 3.4 | Apr rain days = 10.2 | May rain days = 15.8 | Jun rain days = 15.3 | Jul rain days = 16.6 | Aug rain days = 18.1 | Sep rain days = 18.9 | Oct rain days = 17.6 | Nov rain days = 9.4 | Dec rain days = 2.8 | year rain days = 131.1 | unit snow days = 0.2 cm | Jan snow days = 14.4 | Feb snow days = 12.2 | Mar snow days = 10.8 | Apr snow days = 4.4 | May snow days = 0.5 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 1.3 | Nov snow days = 9.6 | Dec snow days = 14.8 | year snow days = 68.0 | Jan sun = 56.0 | Feb sun = 87.1 | Mar sun = 125.5 | Apr sun = 152.8 | May sun = 175.9 | Jun sun = 201.8 | Jul sun = 221.8 | Aug sun = 194.5 | Sep sun = 144.9 | Oct sun = 97.1 | Nov sun = 39.4 | Dec sun = 24.1 | year sun = 1520.9 | source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada (precipitation/rainfall/snow 1981–2010, sun 1951–1980){{cite web | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=QC&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=91000000&dispBack=0 | title = Causapscal, Quebec | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 | publisher = Environment Canada | access-date = August 16, 2025}}{{cite web | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=QC&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=5785&dispBack=0 | title = Causapscal, Quebec | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = Environment Canada | access-date = August 16, 2025}}{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250817011300/https://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/climate/1951-80Normals/En56-60-7-1982.pdf | archive-date = August 17, 2025 | url = https://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/climate/1951-80Normals/En56-60-7-1982.pdf | title = Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 7 Bright Sunshine | page = 6 | publisher = Environment Canada | access-date = November 5, 2025}}
Demographics
| title= Historical Census Data - Causapscal, Quebec | percentages = | shading = off | align = none | cols = | 1931 |1390 | 1941 |1545 | 1951 |2609 | 1956 |2957 | 1961 |3463 | 1966 |3210 | 1971 |2965 | 1976 |2743 | 1981 |2501 | 1986 |2339 | 1991 |2160 | 1996 |2080 | 2001 |2634 | 2006 |2458 | 2011 |2458 | 2016 |2304 | 2021 |2147 | footnote =
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Causapscal had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 161.61 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. |location = Causapscal |2021_population=2,147 | 2021_pop_delta=-6.8 | 2021_land_area=161.61 | 2021_pop_density=13.3 |2021_median_age=54.8 | 2021_median_age_m=54.0 | 2021_median_age_f=55.2 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,140 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=1,061 |2021_mean_hh_income=52,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00052407018 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=2,304 | 2016_pop_delta=-6.3 | 2016_land_area=161.60 | 2016_pop_density=14.3 |2016_median_age=52.4 | 2016_median_age_m=51.4 | 2016_median_age_f=53.6 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=1,162 |2016_mean_hh_income=44,032 | 2016_access_date=2022-10-04 |2011_population=2,458 |2011_pop_delta=0.0 |2011_land_area=161.84 |2011_pop_density=15.2 |2011_median_age=49.5 |2011_median_age_m=49.1 |2011_median_age_f=49.9 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=1,219 |2011_mean_hh_income=37,135 |2011_access_date=2014-02-01 |2006_population=2,458 | 2006_pop_delta=-6.7 | 2006_land_area=161.84 | 2006_pop_density=15.2 |2006_median_age=45.9 | 2006_median_age_m=45.7 | 2006_median_age_f=46.1 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=1,170 | 2006_mean_hh_income=34,262 | 2006_access_date=2012-01-30 |2001_population=2,634 | 2001_pop_delta=-6.3 | 2001_land_area=161.84 | 2001_pop_density=16.3 |2001_median_age=42.0 | 2001_median_age_m=41.7 | 2001_median_age_f=42.1 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=1,140 | 2001_mean_hh_income=28,984 | 2001_access_date=2012-01-30 ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Village_Causapscal.jpg" caption="Village of Causapscal, 1940"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/PecheurSaumonRiviereMatapedia.JPG" caption="Matapedia River at Causapscal"] ::
::data[format=table]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Causapscal, Quebec | Census | Total | Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,105 | 7.3% | 98.1% | 10 | 60.0% | 0.5% | 25 | 400.0% | 1.2% | 5 | |||||||
| 2,270 | 6.4% | 98.5% | 25 | 25.0% | 1.1% | 5 | n/a% | 0.2% | 5 | |||||||
| 2,425 | 0.4% | 98.6% | 20 | 100.0% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 | |||||||
| 2,415 | 6.6% | 99.6% | 10 | n/a% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | |||||||
| 2,590 | 27.6% | 99.8% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | |||||||
| 2,030 | n/a | 98.8% | 15 | n/a | 0.7% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | |||||||
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Government
Municipal council
- Mayor: Odile Roy
- Councillors: Réjean Gagné, Denis Viel, Léo Lepage-St-Amand, Gaëtan Gagné, Jean-Marie Kabera, Rodrigue Boulianne
Notable people
- Maurice "Mom" Boucher (born June 21, 1953) Canadian outlaw biker, former President of the Hells Angels' Montreal chapter.
- Jean-Guy Donat Morissette (born December 16, 1937 - Died March 21, 2011) A NHL Goaltender for Montreal Canadien in 1963-64. He played since 1961 to 1972.
- Olivier Roy (born July 12, 1991) A goaltender currently playing in the ICE Hockey League.
References
References
- "Causapscal". Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire.
- "Causapscal census profile". Statistics Canada.
- "Causapscal (Ville)". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census. 2021]] census
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". [[Statistics Canada]].
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