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Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sainte-Félicité |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Ste-Félicité, Quebec, Canada.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | Skyline of Sainte-Félicité |
| flag_size | 120x80px |
| shield_size | 100x80px |
| image_map | Sainte-Félicité (Bas-Saint-Laurent) Quebec location diagram.png |
| map_caption | Location within La Matanie RCM |
| pushpin_map | Canada Eastern Quebec |
| pushpin_label | Ste-Félicité |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in eastern Quebec |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Quebec |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| subdivision_type3 | RCM |
| subdivision_name3 | La Matanie |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | mid 19th century |
| established_title1 | Constituted |
| established_date1 | January 10, 1996 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Andrew Turcotte |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Matane-Matapédia |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 91.51 |
| area_land_km2 | 90.73 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1100 |
| population_as_of | [2021](2021-canadian-census) |
| population_density_km2 | 12.1 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop (2016–21) |
| population_blank1 | 1.2% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 580 |
| population_demonym | Félicitois, Félicitoise |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −05:00 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −04:00 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | G0J 2K0 |
| area_codes | 418 and 581 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
| website |
Sainte-Félicité () is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is named after saint Felicitas of Rome, a Christian martyr. Its economy is based on fishing and agriculture.
Notable people who came from Sainte-Félicité include Québécois pop singer Isabelle Boulay, who was born there in 1972.
In addition to Sainte-Félicité itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Cap-à-la-Baleine, L'Anse-à-la-Croix, Le Grand-Deuxième, Le Petit-Deuxième, and Sainte-Félicité-Ouest.
History
According to recent studies, Cap à la Baleine (Cape Whale) was how far Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence in 1534. It was also an area with many shipwrecks, earning it the name Pointe-au-Massacre (Massacre Point), sometimes pluralized as Pointe-aux-Massacres. While Saint-Denis, the name of the geographic township, was used concurrently, the macabre name remained in use until the mid 19th century and was the inspiration for the current name, because Bishop Charles-François Baillargeon wrote "je change le Massacre en Félicité" ("I change the massacre to happiness") in 1860.
In 1857, a mission was established. In 1864, the post office opened under the name Sainte-Félicité. In 1866, the place was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Saint-Denis, but two years later changed its name and status to Parish Municipality of Sainte-Félicité.
In 1955, the main settlement separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Sainte-Félicité.
On January 10, 1996, the current Municipality of Sainte-Félicité was formed when the Village Municipality and Parish Municipality were rejoined together again.
Demographics
Population
| 2001 |1256 | 2006 |1201 | 2011 |1175 | 2016 |1087 | 2021 |1100
Language
| Canada Census mother tongue - Sainte-Félicité, Quebec | Census | Total | Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,065 | 0.5% | 98.6% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 | |||||||
| 1,060 | 9.0% | 99.5% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | |||||||
| 1,165 | 0.9% | 99.1% | 5 | n/a% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | |||||||
| 1,175 | 2.1% | 97.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20 | |||||||
| 1,200 | n/a | 99.6% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 10 |
References
References
- {{Cite cgndb. EQDUY. Sainte-Félicité
- {{mamrot. {{#property:P3856
- (2021)
- "Sainte-Félicité (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- [[2001 Canadian census. 2001]], [[2006 Canadian census. 2006]], [[2011 Canadian census. 2011]], [[2016 Canadian census. 2016]], [[2021 Canadian census. 2021]] census
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