Deschambault-Grondines is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of about 2100 inhabitants in the Canadian province of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, located in

Portneuf Regional County Municipality Portneuf is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec, Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: nine cities, seven municipalities, ...

. The municipality was incorporated in 2002 by the merger of the formerly independent villages of Deschambault and Grondines. The name Grondines was named by Samuel de Champlain himself. "Grondines" is from the French verb " gronder", meaning to rumble or roar. In 1674, The Grondines windmill was built and is the oldest windmill in Québec. The windmill was first a flour mill, and then a lighthouse. In 1842 the church Saint-Charles-Borromée was built in Grondines. In 2006 the local Fromagerie des Grondines was built, it is an organic cheese farm open to the public. Some of the famous people who lived here include filmmaker

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

, who was born in Deschambault.

Demographics

Population trend: * Population in 2011: 2131 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.9%) * Population in 2006: 2032 * Population total in 2001: 1965 ** Deschambault: 1263 ** Grondines: 702 * Population in 1996: ** Deschambault: 1240 ** Grondines: 718 * Population in 1991: ** Deschambault: 1213 ** Grondines: 654 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 951 (total dwellings: 1043) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 98.8% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 1.2%

Points of interest

* Saint-Joseph of Deschambault church, classed historical monument in 1964. * The old presbytery of Deschambault, classed historical monument in 1965. * The old mill of Grondines, classed archaeological monument in 1984. * The church of Saint-Charles-Borromée in Grondines. * Presbytery of Grondines, classed historical monument in 1966. * House of the Grolo widow, classed historical monument in 1971. * House of Delisle, classed historical monument in 1963. * House of F.-R.-Neilson-Sewell, classed historical monument in 1978. * The old Chevrotière Mill, classed historical monument in 1976. Image:Deschambault church 2.jpg, The Saint-Joseph church was built between 1835 and 1839 according to the plans of the architect Thomas Baillairgé. Image:Église Saint-Charles-Borromée 01.jpg, The Saint-Charles-Borromée church was built between 1839 and 1842 according to the plans of architect Thomas Baillairgé. Image:Vieux presbytère de Deschambault 03.jpg, The old presbytery was built between 1815 and 1818. Image:Vieux Moulin.jpg, The old mill was built in 1802 by Seigneur Joseph Chavigny de la Chevrotière.

Climate

Miscellaneous

The patron saint of Deschambault-Grondines is Saint Joseph.Saint Joseph at sqpn.ocm
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