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Saint-Gédéon, Quebec

Coordinates: 48°30′N 71°46′W / 48.500°N 71.767°W / 48.500; -71.767
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Not to be confused with Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Quebec or the former Saint-Gédéon parish municipality that merged with it.

Saint-Gédéon
Municipality
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Saint-Gédéon
Coat of arms
Official logo of Saint-Gédéon
Location of Saint-Gédéon
Saint-Gédéon is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Saint-Gédéon
Saint-Gédéon
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°30′N 71°46′W / 48.500°N 71.767°W / 48.500; -71.767[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
Settled1863
ConstitutedDecember 6, 1975
Government
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 • MayorJean-Paul Boucher
 • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
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 • Total82.80 km2 (31.97 sq mi)
 • Land63.52 km2 (24.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,001
 • Density31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 3.6%
 • Dwellings
1,181
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0W 2P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-170
Websitewww.st-gedeon.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Gédéon or Saint-Gédéon-de-Grandmont[citation needed] is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est and the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. It is on the eastern shore of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Belle River.

Demographics

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Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2001 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 2351
  • Population in 2001: 2392
  • Population in 1996: 1760
  • Population in 1991: 1640

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 846 (total dwellings: 1181)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 99.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Religion

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According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Roman Catholicism had 1,845 adherents[6] in the municipality in 2001, with more than 96% of the population concentrated in one parish, Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. There were 55 atheists[6] (3%), and 15 Protestants[6] (1%). Residents of Saint-Gédéon belonging to other religions represented less than 1% of the population.

There is a Roman Catholic cemetery, cimetière Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. Saint-Gédéon has a permanent deacon, Daniel Audy, M.A., who was ordained by Mgr Couture, on June 7, 1991 of the feast day of the Sacred Heart.

Culture

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Louis Hémon wrote the first draft of Maria Chapdelaine while staying in Saint-Gédéon in 1912.

Transportation

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The Blueberry Cycling Route (La véloroute des Bleuets in French), part of the Route Verte, goes through Saint-Gédéon.

Images

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  • Charles-Eugène-Couture Bridge (Route 170) over the Belle Rivière
    Charles-Eugène-Couture Bridge (Route 170) over the Belle Rivière
  • Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Church
    Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Church

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72560". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Gédéon Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Gédéon census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Saint-Gédéon community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  6. ^ a b c "Institut de la statistique du Québec - Population totale selon les confessions les plus importantes - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 2001" (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2009-02-14.

Bibliography

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French

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  • Christine Côté, Louanges d'un siècle, St-Gédéon: Paroisse Saint-Antoine, 1984, 94 pages
  • Johanne Laberge et collaborateurs, Itinéraire toponymique du Saguenay Lac St-Jean , Commission de toponymie du Québec, 1983, 101 pages
  • René Raymond, Pédologie de la région du Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec : Ministère de l'agriculture et de la colonisation, Division des sols, 1965, 157 pages
  • Mère Sainte-Hélène, N.D.B.C., Saint-Gédéon de Grandmont célèbre son centenaire, 1864-1964, Saint-Gédéon, 1964, 184 pages
  • Victor Tremblay, « Saint-Gédéon », Saguenayensia Volume 6, numéro 3, mai-juin 1964, page 64
  • Girard, Camil; Perron, Normand (1979). Histoire du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (in French). Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture. ISBN 2-89224-126-X..
  • Bouchard, Russel (1988). Le Pays du Lac-Saint-Jean : esquisse historique de la colonisation (in French). ISBN 2-9800373-8-9.
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