Chute-Saint-Philippe
Chute-Saint-Philippe | |
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![]() Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM | |
Coordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.650°N 75.233°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Antoine-Labelle |
Constituted | October 26, 1940 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Normand St-Amour |
• Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
• Prov. riding | Labelle |
Area | |
• Total | 321.40 km2 (124.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 298.73 km2 (115.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 892 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 860 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www.chute- saint-philippe.ca |
Chute-Saint-Philippe is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the Laurentian Hills that are dominated by mixed forest.[1]
History
The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901).[1]
In 1921, a mission was founded here with Philip the Apostle as its patron saint. In 1934, the place was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.[1]
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 892 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.2%)
- Population in 2006: 890
- Population in 2001: 823
- Population in 1996: 778
- Population in 1991: 698
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 424 (total dwellings: 860)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 2.3%
- French as first language: 94.3%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3.4%
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Chute-Saint-Philippe (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 79065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Chute-Saint-Philippe census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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