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Saint-Félix-de-Valois
Municipality
The Emery Mill on the Bayonne River
The Emery Mill on the Bayonne River
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
Settledc. 1830
ConstitutedDecember 24, 1997
Government
[1]
 • MayorMartin Desroches
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
89.80 km2 (34.67 sq mi)
 • Land87.87 km2 (33.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
6,029
 • Density68.6/km2 (178/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 4.8%
 • Dwellings
2,749
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2M0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-131
R-348
Websitewww.st-felix
-de-valois.com

Saint-Félix-de-Valois is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942.

History

Historically it was part of the Berthier Seignory. Circa 1830, a small group of pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland started to colonize the place. In 1840, the Mission of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was formed and soon after in 1844 it became a parish when it separated from the Sainte-Élisabeth Parish. It was named after Felix of Valois.[3]

In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was first established, but abolished two years later. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[3]

In 1926, the main village, also known as Saint-Félix-de-Valois, was incorporated as a separate Village Municipality. On December 24, 1997, the parish municipality and the village municipality were reunited into the new Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois.[3]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 5,132—    
1996 5,442+6.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 5,465+0.4%
2006 5,755+5.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 6,029+4.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2548 (total dwellings: 2749)

Language

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 98.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 1%

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62007". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Félix-de-Valois census profile
  3. ^ a b c d "Saint-Félix-de-Valois (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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