Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
Appearance
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier | |
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![]() Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM. | |
Coordinates: 46°51′N 71°37′W / 46.850°N 71.617°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Dolbec |
• Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
• Prov. riding | La Peltrie |
Area | |
• Total | 122.70 km2 (47.37 sq mi) |
• Land | 121.20 km2 (46.80 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,319 |
• Density | 52.1/km2 (135/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,582 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is a town in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. The Jacques-Cartier River passes through the city.
Local attractions include bicycle paths, the Anne-Hébert Social and Cultural Centre, the Ice Hotel and the Duchesnay Inn. The city also has a youth centre and an elementary school with three buildings.
The city is named after Catherine Nau de La Boissière et de Fossambault, a noblewoman of New France.
Demographics
Population
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,488 (total dwellings: 2,582)
Language
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.8%
- French as first language: 97.1%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.1%
Government
Administration
2009 administration:
- Mayor: Jacques Marcotte - Équipe Jacques Marcotte - Action pour le citoyen
- District #1: Claude Phaneuf
- District #2: André Fournier
- District #3: Yves-J. Grenier
- District #4: Diane Larouche - Équipe Jacques Marcotte - Action pour le citoyen
- District #5: Sandra Gravel - Équipe Jacques Marcotte - Action pour le citoyen
- District #6: Martin Chabot - Équipe Jacques Marcotte - Action pour le citoyen
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 361702". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (March 10, 2009). "2011 Community profiles - Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census