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Charlevoix (provincial Electoral District)
Charlevoix is a former provincial electoral district in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, which elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of La Malbaie, Saint-Siméon, Baie-Saint-Paul and Baie-Sainte-Catherine. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its final election was in 1908. It disappeared in the 1912 election and its successor electoral district was Charlevoix-Saguenay. It was recreated for the 1948 election and its final election was in 2008. It disappeared again in the 2012 election, and its successor electoral district was Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Léon-Charles Clément, Conservative (1867–1871) * Adolphe Gagnon, Liberal (1871–1875) * Onésime Gauthier, Conservative (1875–1886) * Joseph Morin, Liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul. Subdivisions There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Baie-Saint-Paul ;Municipalities (3) * L'Isle-aux-Coudres L'Isle-aux-Coudres is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality in the Charlevoix area of the Capitale-Nationale region. It is located on and contiguous with Coudres Island (''Île aux Coudres''), located in ... * Les Éboulements * Petite-Rivière-Saint-François ;Parishes (2) * Saint-Hilarion * Saint-Urbain ;Unorganized Territory (1) * Lac-Pikauba Transportation Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** None * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** * External Routes ** None See also * List of regional county municipalities and equ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Joachim, Quebec
Saint-Joachim is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region. Located at the foot of Cape Tourmente, it is home to the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area and Canyon Sainte-Anne. History The area, first called after Cape Tourmente, is one of the first places of New France to be colonized. In 1628, it was destroyed by the Kirke Brothers but it became an agricultural centre again after 1668 when François de Laval bought land around the cape to establish farms to feed his Seminary of Quebec. A few years later, the Saint-Joachim Parish was founded, and the place became known by the parish name. In 1845, the parish municipality was formed, but abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. In 1916, Saint-Joachim lost large portions of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente was created to separate the lands and buildings belonging to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, députés). The King in Right of Quebec, represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and the National Assembly compose the Legislature of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster-style parliamentary systems. The assembly has 125 members elected first past the post from single-member districts. The National Assembly was formerly the lower house of Quebec's legislature and was then called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In 1968, the upper house, the Legislative Council, was abolished and the remaining house was renamed. The office of President of the National Assembly is equivalent to speaker in other legislatures. As of the 2022 Quebec general election, Coalition Avenir Québec has the most sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,797.45 km2. It reported a total resident population of 729,997 as of the Canada 2016 Census, with Quebec City having 73.7 percent of the total. Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Equivalent territory Independent parish municipality * Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native People's Reserve * Wendake Major communities *Baie-Saint-Paul * Boischatel * Donnacona * L'Ancienne-Lorette *La Malbaie * Lac-Beauport * Pont-Rouge *Quebec City (Ville de Québec) *Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures * Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval *Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier *Saint-Raymond * Shannon * Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury School Districts 25 Districts Francophones manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec
Sault-au-Cochon is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality. It is an unpopulated and undeveloped stretch of shoreline along the Saint Lawrence River that encompasses the promontory from Cape Tourmente to Petite-Rivière-Saint-François. History The Charlevoix Railway passes through the territory right along the Saint Lawrence River. The territory is named after a former rail stop on this line located about halfway between Cape Tourmente and Baie-Saint-Paul, or about north-east of Quebec City (). The stop is situated the mouth of a small stream that rushes down the steep slope of the promontory. In 1676 it was reported that the stream used to be called Gouffre ("Chasm") River but had been given the name Sault au Cochon since. This name comes from the presence of Porpoise and Beluga whale in the Saint Lawrence River that were formerly called ''cochons de mer'' ("sea pigs") in French. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagard, Quebec
Sagard is an unorganized territory and hamlet in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. The hamlet of Sagard () is located on the eastern banks of the Little Saguenay River, along Route 170 between Saint-Siméon and Petit-Saguenay. Geography The territory is characterized by a hilly terrain, dotted with many small lakes. Its elevation ranges from at Lake David in the north-east, to at the summit of Mount Chicot. History The territory and hamlet are named after the geographic township of Sagard, which was proclaimed in 1919 and named in honour of Théodat Sagard, a missionary of the Recollects order who is mainly remembered for his writings on New France and the Hurons. Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 54 (total dwellings: 91) Notable residents The Desmarais family has a large estate in Sagard. See also *List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-Élie, Quebec
Mont-Élie is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 38% of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. The territory is home to the Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve and part of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. It is named after Mount Élie that in turn was named after Elijah. Nearby are other mountains and lakes named after Biblical prophets, such as Moses and Jeremiah. Mount Élie () is one of the main summits of the mountainous highland in the east of the Charlevoix region. With an altitude of , it provides a great view of the vast surroundings and was formerly used as a location for fire watch. Its western slope forms the eastern boundary of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park, whereas its eastern side is part of ZEC Lac-au-Sable. Demographics Population Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 27 (total dwellings: 85) See also *List of unorganized territories i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Pikauba, Quebec
Lac-Pikauba is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It is a large, unpopulated, undeveloped territory that makes up two-thirds of the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The entire area west of Quebec Route 381, which bisects the territory, is part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve and the Grands-Jardins National Park. A portion of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park is in the north-eastern part of the territory. The territory's largest lake is the eponymous Lake Pikauba. This toponym comes from the Montagnais word ''Opikopau''. ''Opi'' is a root to indicate that something is enclosed or confined. ''Kopau'' describes a lake with alders, reeds, or other. So Pikauba may be translated as "lake narrowed by Alders". The map of provincial surveyor Frederic William Blaiklock from 1852 referred to this lake by the name Chicoutimi Lake. Demographics Population:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec
Lac-Jacques-Cartier is a large unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, making up more than 85% of this regional county. It is unpopulated and undeveloped, almost entirely part of the Jacques-Cartier National Park and the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Quebec Route 175 bisects the territory, and passes on the western shore of Lake Jacques-Cartier, after which the territory is named and source of the Jacques-Cartier River. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2016: 0 * Population in 2011: 0 * Population in 2006: 0 * Population in 2001: 0 * Population in 1996: 0 * Population in 1991: 3 See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Urbain, Quebec
Saint-Urbain is a parish municipality located in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in Capitale-Nationale region, in Quebec, Canada. The municipality lies along Quebec Route 381 at the intersection with Quebec Route 138. History Saint-Urbain was one of the localities affected by the 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Urbain had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 1474 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.8%) * Population in 2006: 1448 * Population in 2001: 1430 * Population in 1996: 1528 * Population in 1991: 1599 Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
