Saint-Alban () is a municipality located in Portneuf RCM,

Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale (; ) 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 18,684.78 km2. It reported ...

region,

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. The municipality is crossed in its southern part by the

Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux) Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), Teyaiar River ( Huron Wendat), rivière Sainte-Anne (French), flows from north to south on the north shore in the estuary section of the St. Lawrence River, in Les Chenaux, Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier R ...

History

More or less from 1830 to 1840, the abundance of forests and the presence of lakes, such as Clair,

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and

Montauban Montauban (, ; ) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Oc ...

, the Noire and Blanche rivers, and numerous streams, attracted the first settlers to the territory south and north of the

Sainte-Anne River Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), Teyaiar River ( Huron Wendat), rivière Sainte-Anne (French), flows from north to south on the north shore in the estuary section of the St. Lawrence River, in Les Chenaux, Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier R ...

. The new arrivals came from Lorette and the neighboring parishes of

Deschambault Deschambault-Grondines () is a municipality located in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec, Canada. Deschambault-Grondines was created in 2002 by the merger of the villages of Deschambault ...

Grondines Deschambault-Grondines () is a municipality located in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec, Canada. Deschambault-Grondines was created in 2002 by the merger of the villages of Deschambault a ...

and

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade () is a municipality located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Les Chenaux RCM, Mauricie region, Quebec, Canada. History On October 29, 1672, an area of 1.5 Fre ...

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attributes the founding of Saint-Alban, in 1829 or 1930, to François Naud from

. The first

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sector was located in the Noire River range. The bridge over the Sainte-Anne River facilitated the development of the northern sector. This bridge was located approximately at the current location of the François-Naud bridge.

Francois Naud - ''In 1829, this young man from the second row of Deschambault would be the first to pass on the lands located north of the Sainte-Anne River after felling a long spruce ( Picea glauca (Moench) Voss.) tree, which fell across the river, and which served as a bridge to cross to the other side. In 1830, three or four other spruces were thrown next to the first; they were covered with pieces of logs and this was the first bridge.''

The first settlers began clearing the area around 1830. In 1851, a mill was built that led to the development of the village. In 1856, the parish was founded, followed by the post office in 1857, and the parish municipality in 1860. Its official full name was Saint-Alban-d'Alton, and named after

Saint Alban Saint Alban (; ) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the British protomartyr. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs recorded at an ea ...

, the first martyr in Britain in the third century. Alton refers to its location in the geographic township of Alton, formed in 1841, and named after a town in Hampshire, England. In January 1918, the village centre separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Alban. In 1991, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Alban.

1894 Landslide

On 27 April 1894, Canada's largest known

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occurred in Saint-Alban. Displacing of rock and dirt, it made a deep mark that covered .

Geography

With a total area of 159.58 km2, the municipality of Saint-Alban occupies third place in the territory of the RCM of Portneuf. The presence of Long Lake (Saint-Alban), Caribou, Noir, Trout, Anguille lakes and part of

Clair lake (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne) Lake Clair (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne), Lac Clair (French) is located in the municipalities of Saint-Alban and Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. Geography Clair Lake is part of the Noire R ...

are popular with vacationers and fishermen. In addition of

and several secondary watercourses, such as the

Noire River (Sainte-Anne River tributary) Noire River (, ) is one of the main watercourses of the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux) watershed, it measures 62 km in length, its watershed has an area of 568 km². The main sources of the Noire River are Long (Saint-Alban) and Clair (Sain ...

and

Blanche River (Saint-Casimir) The Blanche River (, ) is a stream flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Thuribe, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir, in Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. The White River flows mainly in an agricultural environment ...

, bypass or cross the dairy farms, fields and forests. In the Sainte-Anne River gorges sector of the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, the dominant forest species are: *

Thuja occidentalis ''Thuja occidentalis'', also known as northern white-cedar, eastern white-cedar, or arborvitae, is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern ...

Linné. — Thuya occidental. — Cèdre, Balai. — (White cedar). *

Populus tremuloides ''Populus tremuloides'' is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen,

Michaux. — Peuplier faux-tremble. — Tremble. — (Aspen). *

Abies balsamea ''Abies balsamea'' or balsam fir is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland west to central Alberta) and the northeastern United States (Minnesota east to Maine, and south in the Ap ...

(Linné) Miller. — Sapin baumier. — Sapin. — (Balsam fir). *

Picea glauca ''Picea glauca'', the white spruce, is a species of spruce native to the northern temperate and boreal forests in Canada and United States, North America. ''Picea glauca'' is native from central Alaska all through the east, across western and s ...

(Moench) Voss. — Épicéa glauque. — Épinette blanche. — (White spruce).

Demographics

Mother tongue (2021): *

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as first language: 0.4% *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

as first language: 98.7% * English and French as first language: 0.4% * Other as first language: 0.8%

Government

List of former mayors since formation of current municipality: * Deny Lépine (...–2005) * Lynn Audet (2005–2013) * Bernard Naud (2013–2017) * Deny Lépine (2017–present)

References

External Links

* T.H. Clark and Y.Globensky 1975
G''rondines Area - Geological Report 154''
pp. 172 * Saint-Alban (Quebec) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Alban Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale Municipalities in Quebec Designated places in Quebec Portneuf Regional County Municipality 1894 in Quebec 1894 natural disasters 19th-century landslides 1830 establishments in Lower Canada Natural disasters in Quebec Landslides in Canada