Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne | |
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Municipality | |
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| Motto(s): Crois dans la joie | |
) Location within Portneuf RCM | |
)  Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°58′W / 46.817°N 71.967°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | c. 1893 |
| Constituted | April 10, 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Tourigny |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.50 km2 (57.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 143.85 km2 (55.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 448 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  3.0% |
| • Dwellings | 411 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 354 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne is a small village in the Portneuf Regional County in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Sainte-Anne River on Route 354, between St-Casimir and St-Raymond.
It is the place where the Canadian-American actor Glenn Ford was born in 1916.
History
In 1893, the local mission was founded, named after Sainte Christine (born Clara Deschènes) who held a senior position at the Daughters of Charity in Quebec at that time. In 1895, it became a parish by separating from Saint-Raymond, Saint-Basile, and Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf. A year later, it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine and its post office opened.[1]
The town was also frequently called Sainte-Christine-de-l'Auvergne, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, or Sainte-Christine-de-Portneuf in order to distinguish it from a namesake municipality in the Montérégie region. In 1991, the place officially changed its name to Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.[1]
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 448 (2006 to 2011 population change: -3.0%)
- Population in 2006: 462
- Population in 2001: 330
- Population in 1996: 337
- Population in 1991: 314
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 225 (total dwellings: 411)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97.8%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.2%
See also
- Portneuf Regional County Municipality
- Clair Lake (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne)
References
- ^ a b c "Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne (municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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