Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare 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 ...
in the
Lanaudière
Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.
Geog ...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the
Joliette Regional County Municipality
Joliette is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Joliette.
The municipality has a land area of 417.41 km2 and its 2021 census population of 71,124 inhabitants.
Subdivisions
There are 10 s ...
.
History
In 1803, the geographic township of Kildare was proclaimed, named after the
town in Ireland. At that time, the land was granted as title deeds or as payment for professional services. For example, the Lord of Lavaltrie entrusted the central portion to Mr. Vondevelden to pay for his surveying fees. As for the northern portion, Major Beauchamp Colclough, Crown Commissioner and Land Agent, granted land to English soldiers in 1822. He intended to establish the Town of Kildare, but his dismissal delayed the development of the place.
The first inhabitants came from Saint-Paul, Saint-Elizabeth, Lanoraie, and Berthier. Among the early settlers were also many Irish families, who cleared much land, built an English school, built a chapel, and a Protestant cemetery.
In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Jacques-de-Kildare was founded, renamed a year later to Saint-Philippe-de-Kildare. It was renamed again to its present name in 1839, since the Anglican, Methodist, and Catholic pioneers all had a devotion to
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promot ...
.
In 1847, the municipality was first incorporated, but abolished shortly after. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare was formed, with Charles Laporte as first mayor and D. Maigret as first treasury-secretary.
In 1956, the parish municipality lost a part of its territory when the
Municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare was formed.
On December 6, 2014, Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.
Economy
Average income per family is $56,807. 88.20% of residents are home owners, whereas 11.8% of residents are renters. The major sectors of employment are: agriculture, sales/service/retail commerce, transportation, health care, and financial institutions.
Demographics
Population
Language
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 0.8%
* French as first language: 98.3%
* English and French as first language: 0.3%
* Other as first language: 0.7%
Culture
The
French-Canadian soap opera TV series ''
Terre Humaine
''Terre humaine'' (Human Earth) is a French-Canadian soap opera TV series written by Mia Riddez which originally aired on Radio-Canada from September 18, 1978 to June 4, 1984, totalling 229 episodes.
Plot
The show takes place in rural Quebec an ...
'' was filmed in the municipality and set in the parish of Sainte-Marie des Anges, a fictional recreation of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare.
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec. operates francophone public schools, including:
* École Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
* Joliette Elementary School in
Saint-Charles-Borromée
*
Joliette High School
Joliette High School (JHS, french: École secondaire Joliette) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. it has about 265 ...
in
Joliette
Sports
Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare doesn't have any notable sporting facility. Most activity are therefore practiced in nearby
Saint-Charles-Borromée.
Notable Persons from Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
*Aimé Pelletier (1914-2010), Montreal-based surgeon, who developed a parallel career as a well-known Quebec novelist, under the
pen name of
Bertrand Vac.
[Philip Fine]
Montreal surgeon led parallel life as writer
''The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', October 13, 2010; www.theglobeandmail.com
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
References
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Incorporated places in Lanaudière
Municipalities in Quebec