Saint-Irénée () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

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 of Quebec, Canada. The municipality is home to the Charlevoix Airport and Domaine Forget, an international education institution in music and dance. In addition to the main namesake population centre, the municipality also contains the hamlets of L'Anse-au-Sac (), Le Cap-Blanc (), Rochette (), and Ruisseau-Jureux ().

History

Settlement began in 1832, and the parish was founded in 1840, named after Saint

Irenaeus Irenaeus ( or ; ; ) was a Greeks, Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christianity, Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by oppos ...

. In 1845, the Municipality of Saint Irénée was created but abolished two years later. In 1852, its post office opened. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint Irénée. In 2021, the parish municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 333 (total dwellings: 482)

Language

Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 0.7% * French as first language: 97.8% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0.7%

Notable people

* Thérèse Casgrain (1896-1981), senator * Rodolphe Forget (1861-1919) * Armand Lavergne (1880-1935) - owned a home in Saint-Irénée-les-Bains * Adolphe-Basile Routhier (1839-1920) - owned a home in Saint-Irénée-les-Bains

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