Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau () is a municipality in the
Outaouais
Outaouais (, ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts, the municipality of Cantley, Quebec, Cantley and the Papineau Regional County Municipal ...
region of Quebec, Canada. Located between the
Gatineau River
The Gatineau River (, ) is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. The river is long and drains an area of .
Toponomy
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and
Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (, ''The Valley of the Gatineau'') is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Gracefield. It was incorporated on January 1, 1983 and was named for its location str ...
.
History
It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873–1897).
In 1946, the Municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau was formed when it separated from the
Township of Cameron.
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (out of 534 total)
Languages:
*French as first language: 89.7%
References
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Incorporated places in Outaouais
Municipalities in Quebec