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Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne (; Municipality), formerly Sainte-Catherine (Parish Municipality), is located along the banks of the 
In 1893, the local mission was founded, named after Sister Sainte-Christine, born Clara Deschènes, who held a senior position at the Daughters of Charity in Quebec at that time.
In 1895, it became a parish by separating from
File:Sainte_Christine_d_Auvergne_026.jpg, Church, presbytery and Town hall, Principale St. (route 354)
File:Sainte_Christine_d_Auvergne_030.jpg, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Cemetery, Catholic (Latin rite), Principale St. (route 354)
File: Sainte_Christine_d_Auvergne_012.jpg,
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 ...
, in the Capitale-Nationale
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region, Portneuf RCM, Quebec
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The municipality has 601 inhabitants (2019), on a territory of just over 145 km2, divided between logging and agricultural land development. Demonym: Auvergnat
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Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rath ...
, ate (French).
In 1893, the local mission was founded, named after Sister Sainte-Christine, born Clara Deschènes, who held a senior position at the Daughters of Charity in Quebec at that time.
In 1895, it became a parish by separating from Saint-Raymond
Saint-Raymond (), also called Saint-Raymond de Portneuf (), is a city in Quebec, Canada, located about north-west of Quebec City. It is the largest city in population and area of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality.
History
First sett ...
, Saint-Basile, and Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine. In 1896 its post office opened.
The town was also frequently called Sainte-Christine-de-l'Auvergne, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, or Sainte-Christine-de-Portneuf in order to distinguish it from a namesake municipality in the Montérégie region. In 1991, the place officially changed its name to Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.
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 ...
, public landing zone, upstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam
File:Sainte Christine d Auvergne 017a.jpg, Canoe on 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 ...
, landing area upstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam
File:Sainte_Christine_d_Auvergne_023.jpg, Sign at the intersection of rang Sainte-Anne Nord and Route 354
Demographics
Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 323 (total dwellings: 485) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 1.6% * French as first language: 96.8% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0.8%See also
*It is the place where the Canadian-American actorGlenn Ford
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of th ...
was born in 1916.
* Portneuf Regional County Municipality
Portneuf () is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec, Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: nine cities, seven municipalities, ...
* 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 ...
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