Chute-Saint-Philippe () is a municipality in the

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region of Quebec, Canada, part of the

Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality Antoine-Labelle () is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier. It is named for Antoine Labelle. Subdivisions There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * ...

. The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the

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that are dominated by mixed forest.

History

The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of

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(1810-1903), and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of

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(1819-1901). In 1921, a mission was founded here with

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as its patron saint. In 1934, the local post office was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. On December 26, 1940, the Municipality of Chute St-Philippe was formed out of territory ceded from Ferme-Neuve and an adjacent unorganized territory. In 1969, the

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was adjusted to Chute-Saint-Philippe. In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.

Geography

The municipality is located on the western shore of Petit Lac Kiamika, a widening of the Kiamika River. This tributary of the

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meanders from east to west in the southwestern part of the municipality.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Chute-Saint-Philippe 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. Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 1.9% * French as first language: 95.2% * English and French as first language: 1.4% * Other as first language: 1.4% Chute-St-Philippe QC 2

Government

Chute-Saint-Philippe forms part of the federal electoral district of

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and has been represented by Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the

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since 2019. Provincially, Chute-Saint-Philippe is part of the

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electoral district and is represented by Chantale Jeannotte of the

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since 2018. List of former mayors: * Heni Jolicoeur (1941–1967) * Arnold Michaudville (1967–1971) * Jean-Pierre Jolicoeur (1971–1973) * Georges Bélec (1973–1975) * Fernand Prud'Homme (1975–1978) * Jacques Perras (1978–1981) * Francine Bélec (interim 1981) * Jean-Pierre Jolicoeur (1981–1995) * Henriette Lachaine (1995–1997) * Jean-Jacques Paquette (1997–2005) * Claude Blain (2005–2009) * Normand St-Amour (2009–present)

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