Saint-Aubert 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 ...

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 ...

, situated in the

L'Islet Regional County Municipality L'Islet is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Geography Adjacent counties and municipalities * Kamouraska Regional County Municipality – northeast * A ...

and the

Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...

administrative region. Saint-Aubert lies in the

Côte-du-Sud Côte-du-Sud is a provincial electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches regions of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes the entire territory of the following regional co ...

federal electoral district.

Geography

Saint-Aubert is situated between St-Jean-Port-Joli and Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet, not far from the southern coast of the

Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...

, some from

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

. The landscape of Saint-Aubert is defined by its plateaus and hills. Near the village, one may find part of the

Notre Dame Mountains The Notre Dame Mountains are a portion of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec to the Green Mountains of Vermont. The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern edge of the St. Lawrence River ...

, which are an extension of the Appalachians, as well as Three-Salmon Lake (''Lac Trois-Saumons'').

Economy

The village's primary activities are agriculture and maple syrup production. Many from outside the region also choose to spend their holidays here; there is a significant summer camp called ''Camp Trois-Saumons'', which was founded in 1947 on the banks of its eponymous lake.Camp Trois-Saumons official website
/ref> Aside from these activities, the village does contain a number of small boutiques.

History

In 1857, one year following the establishment of St-Aubert as a parish, the St-Aubert municipality was formed from the southern part of St-Jean-Port-Joli. The village was named in honour of Saint

Aubert of Avranches Saint Aubert, also known as Saint Autbert, was bishop of Avranches in the 8th century and is credited with founding Mont Saint-Michel. Life Aubert lived in France during the reign of Childebert III (695-711) and died about 720. He was born of ...

, French bishop and founder of what went on to become the

Mont Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is ...

. However, the name was mostly chosen so as to honour Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé,

lord Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...

of St-Jean-Port-Joli. Then-lawyer and sheriff of the Québec district, he was relieved of his responsibilities and found guilty of significant misappropriation of funds. He was imprisoned in 1838. In 1842, he moved to Quebec City and chose to spend his summers in St-Jean-Port-Joli. As he grew old, he published regionally-renowned books '' Anciens Canadiens'' (1863) and ''Mémoires'' (1866). The people of St-Aubert went on to witness the tripling of their economy in agriculture, holiday-making, and maple syrup production. Shortly before his death, Elgin road (today known as

Route 204 The following highways are numbered 204: Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 204 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 204 * Nova Scotia Route 204 * Prince Edward Island Route 204 * Quebec Route 204 China * China National Highway 204 Costa Rica ...

) was constructed from St-Jean-Port-Joli to the Canada–US border; this facilitated the development of St-Aubert and other villages in the

. The development of Saint-Aubert as a holiday-making destination took shape in 1904 with the opening of a fishing camp called Camp Maria-Joseph on ''Lac Trois-Saumons'' by the Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours fishing club. The abundant fish on the lake (particularly trout) drew families from around the area, particularly from nearby L'Islet.

References

{{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches

Geography

Economy

History

See also

References