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Saint-François, Quebec (other)
Saint-François, Quebec may refer to: * Saint-François, Laval, Quebec, a district of Laval, Quebec that was an independent city before 1965 * Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, known simply as Saint-François until December 2003 * Saint-François-de-Beauce, Quebec, now part of Beauceville, Quebec * Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec * Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region *:(confusingly, some of the other Saint-François were also known historically as Saint-François-de-Sales parishes) * Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec * Saint-François-d'Assise, Quebec Saint-François-d'Assise is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. In addition to Saint-François-d'Assise itself, the municipality also includes the communities of L'Immaculée-Conception, Saint-Jean-de-Matapédia, and Saint-Joseph-de-Matapédia. ... * Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Quebec * Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger, Quebec {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago. Prior to December 20, 2003, it was known simply as Saint-François. History The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-de-Beauce, Quebec
Beauceville is a city in, and the seat of, the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,185 as of the Canada 2021 Census. Beauceville's new constitution dates from 1998, when it amalgamated with Saint-François-Ouest and Saint-François-de-Beauce. The previous city was also the creation of a merging between Beauceville and Beauceville-Est, distinction made because each shared a bank of the Chaudière River. Beauceville was the first municipality in Beauce to be constituted as a city when it detached from Saint-François-de-Beauce in 1904. Geography Covering an area of 164.56 km2, Beauceville extends on both banks of the Chaudière River, 85 km south of Quebec City, 55 km from the border of the US state of Maine and 150 km from Sherbrooke. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beauceville had a population of living in of its total priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec
Saint-François-du-Lac () is a community in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,957. It is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre (hence its name, "Saint-François of the lake"). Saint-François-du-Lac faces the town of Pierreville across the Saint-François River. Quebec routes 132 and 143 intersect in the community and connect it to others. History Saint-François-du-Lac was founded as a French Jesuit mission village for converted Abenaki and other native peoples during the colonial years. The community was called St.-Francois-de-Sales, after a French saint, or Odanak, the Abenaki name. Indians in the community included Abenaki and refugees from other tribes and the wars with English colonists in eastern New England. Particularly in the aftermath of King Philip's War, which devastated southern coastal tribes, warriors from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec
Saint-François-de-Sales () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... census * Population in 2011: 654 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5%) * Population in 2006: 731 * Population in 2001: 735 * Population in 1996: 717 * Population in 1991: 832 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (total dwellings: 411) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 95.1% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 4.9% References External links * Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud is a municipality in Quebec. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-d'Assise, Quebec
Saint-François-d'Assise is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. In addition to Saint-François-d'Assise itself, the municipality also includes the communities of L'Immaculée-Conception, Saint-Jean-de-Matapédia, and Saint-Joseph-de-Matapédia. Demographics Population See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Francois-d'Assise, Quebec Incorporated places in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Municipalities in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |