Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Sainte-Croix | |
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![]() Aerial view of Sainte-Croix | |
![]() Location within Lotbinière RCM | |
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°44′W / 46.62°N 71.73°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | October 5, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacques Gauthier |
• Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 72.40 km2 (27.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,352 |
• Density | 33.8/km2 (88/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 1,148 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | ville-sainte-croix |
Sainte-Croix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa] ) is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,352 as of 2021. The new constitution dates from 2001, after the amalgamation of the parish and the village of Sainte-Croix.
Name
[edit]Sainte-Croix name refers to the True Cross, but was in use well before its foundation in 1713. In fact, the seigneurie of Sainte-Croix was granted in 1637 to the Company of One Hundred Associates at a point named Platon Sainte-Croix (Holy Cross Flats in English), at the mouth of the Jacques-Cartier River. It had been named as such by Jacques Cartier, who had spent the winter of 1535-36 there. Samuel de Champlain explained in 1613 that there had been a mistake and this was not the place where Jacques Cartier had wintered. The point is now called Pointe Platon ("Plato (or Flat) Point").
Economy
[edit]South Shore Furniture is based in Sainte-Croix and has a factory in the municipality.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 371517". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33102". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Croix, Quebec (Code 2433102) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Leduc, Gilbert (2010-05-26). "Meubles South Shore: survivre à une tempête parfaite". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
External links
[edit]Media related to Sainte-Croix, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire