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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Coordinates: 46°35′N 72°12′W / 46.583°N 72.200°W / 46.583; -72.200
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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Municipality
Aerial view of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Aerial view of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Motto(s): 
Unis dans la foi
("United in Faith")
Location within Les Chenaux RCM
Location within Les Chenaux RCM
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is located in Central Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°35′N 72°12′W / 46.583°N 72.200°W / 46.583; -72.200[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
RCMLes Chenaux
Settled1690s
ConstitutedMay 10, 1989
Government
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 • MayorSuzanne Rompré[2]
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingChamplain
Area
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 • Total
129.50 km2 (50.00 sq mi)
 • Land109.28 km2 (42.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
2,031
 • Density18.6/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 0.6%
 • Dwellings
1,109
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-40
R-138
R-159
R-354
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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an də la peʁad]) is a municipality, located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, Les Chenaux RCM, in Mauricie region, Quebec, Canada.[1]

History

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The Education of the Virgin,[5] saint Anne and her daughter Mary, mother of Jesus, wooden statue 1885, by Mathias Zen

On October 29, 1672, an area of 1.5 lieue (about 4.8 km) by 1 lieue (about 3.2 km) deep at the Sainte-Anne River was granted by Intendant Jean Talon as a seignory to Edmond de Suève and Thomas Tarieu de Lanouguère (or Lanaudière). An increase of 3 lieues was granted to Marguerite Denis, widow of Thomas Tarieu, by Governor Frontenac and Intendant Champigny on March 4, 1697. The islands were added to the seignory on April 6, 1697, and confirmed on October 30, 1700. The order of January 8, 1710, dismissed the co-seigneur François Chorel de Saint-Romain d'Orvilliers and granted the islands to Pierre-Thomas Tarieu de la Pérade, son of Thomas Tarieu and husband of Madeleine de Verchères, a Quebec heroine who, at 14 years of age, successfully defended her parents' fort against a band of Iroquois. Following another increase granted in April 1735 to Pierre-Thomas Tarieu, the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Seignory came to be named after him.[1][6]

In 1693, the Parish of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade was formed. In 1820, the post office opened. In 1845, the parish municipality was established, abolished two years later during provincewide municipal restructuring, and reestablished in 1855. In 1912, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of La Pérade.[1]

In May 1989, the village and parish municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. On December 31, 2001, it was transferred from the Francheville Regional County to the new Les Chenaux Regional County, following the creation of the new City of Trois-Rivières and the dissolution of the Francheville RCM.[1]

  • Built Heritage
  • Construction of the Jeffrey-Alexandre-Rousseau bridge over the Sainte-Anne River 2001
    Construction of the Jeffrey-Alexandre-Rousseau bridge over the Sainte-Anne River 2001
  • City hall, Chemin du Roy (route 138)
    City hall, Chemin du Roy (route 138)
  • Madame Lanaudière's house, around 1922.
    Madame Lanaudière's house, around 1922.
  • Gouin's house.
    Gouin's house.
  • Madeleine de Verchères Manoir[11]
    Madeleine de Verchères Manoir[11]
  • Private residence, probably on Chemin du Roy
    Private residence, probably on Chemin du Roy

Human Interest

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General Charles De Gaulle on Chemin du Roy from downtown Quebec City to Montreal city hall. Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, 24 juillet 1967.

Charles De Gaulle at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

... De Gaulle spoke and declared that "in this locality full of life, full of youth, full of self-confidence," he felt "the spirit and soul of French Canada, the soul of Quebec, that is to say, of a country, a people, a piece of the French people who want to be themselves, to dispose of their destiny, and who marks it in every way." He concludes: "Well! You can be sure that you yourselves will know how to grant your wish, you will be what you want to be, that is, masters of yourself."

— Source: Le voyage de Charles De Gaulle au Québec du 23 au 26 juillet 1967, Fondation Lionel-Groulx.[12] Translate from french.

Geography

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On the Sainte-Anne River, ice road

The municipality is located on both banks of the Sainte-Anne River near the mouth of the St, Lawrence River, on the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from Montreal to Quebec City.

The centerpiece of the city is the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade church, a Roman Catholic temple located at the intersection of rue Sainte-Anne and boulevard Lanaudière (Chemin du Roy or Route 138), facing the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), its architecture is inspired by that of the Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal).[13]

In 2021, Statistics Canada counts a population of 2,031 people and 978 private dwellings. The area of the municipality is 109.28 square km, the population density is 18.6 people per square kilometer.[14]

Tommy Cod Fishing

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Ice fishing village on the Sainte-Anne River

In the heart of the village, as soon as the ice freezes in December, the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River becomes the world capital of Tommy Cod fishing. During Tommy Cod season, officially from 26 of December to the 14 of February, thousands of tourists come to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade for ice fishing and a small fishing village is built on the frozen waters of the Sainte-Anne River which then forms a link between the shores.[15]

Environmental Protection

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Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro. – Ostrich fern

The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade swamp is one of the last remaining large, treed swamps on the river. It extends along seven kilometres of shoreline in the St. Lawrence River's freshwater estuary. The swamp is home to several endangered species, including plants that are endemic to the freshwater estuary.[16][17]

Since 2008, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has participated in the restoration of 40 hectares of the Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade marsh, where 2,500 trees have been planted. In 2018, the project attempted to raise awareness among the local population of the richness of the environment and to encourage actions to protect it, including a conference on birds of prey, guided tour on the ornithology and entomology of the area, guided tour on the facilities favorable to wildlife, and school outings.[17]

Demographics

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Population trend:[18]

  • Population in 2021: 2,031 (2016 to 2021 population change: 0.6%)
  • Population in 2016: 2,019
  • Population in 2011: 2,072
  • Population in 2006: 1,991
  • Population in 2001: 2,151
  • Population in 1996: 2,181
  • Population in 1991: 2,213

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 978 (total dwellings: 1,109)

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 16 November 1989. Retrieved 18 October 2024. ... the importance of the Sainte-Anne River, coupled with the presence of islands, bridges and canals as well as the local activity focused almost exclusively on the watercourse and its tributaries have earned the place the title of Canadian Venice.
  2. ^ "Mayor and Council Members". Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (in French). Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 37205". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  4. ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052437205&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Sainte-Anne-de-la-P?rade
  5. ^ "Statue (The Education of the Virgin)". Heritage directory cultural of Quebec (in French). Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec. 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024. Work of Mathias Zens (1839-1921), sculpted, painted, hand, gilded
  6. ^ "Seigneurie de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. ^ "Corpus Christi, Feast of the Blessed Sacrament" (PDF) (in French). 13 June 2017. p. 23. Retrieved 18 October 2024. ...the priest carried the Eucharist to in the middle of the streets and squares richly adorned with draperies and garlands. The Blessed Sacrament was sheltered under a sumptuous canopy carried by four notables.
  8. ^ "Celebrating the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Celebrating (Corpus Christi)" (PDF). 2005 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Liturgy office England & Wales. p. 16. Retrieved 18 October 2024. It will normally begin immediately after the celebration of a Mass. It should normally go from one church to another, but may return to the same church where it began.
  9. ^ "Church of Saint Anne" (in French). Directory of heritage cultural of Quebec. 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024. Includes photos of the ancient high altar, the paschal candlestick, the statue (The Education of the Virgin), the tabernacle
  10. ^ "Columbarium of the Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade cemetery". 1995-2023 Généalogie Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French). 1995–2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024. Between Boul. De Lanaudière and rue Sainte-Anne, this place contains 14 photos and 28 names
  11. ^ Jean Bruchési, M.S.R.C (1945). "Madeleine de Verchères and Chicaneau. The Notebooks of Ten" (PDF). Erudit. Les Éditions La Liberté. Retrieved 18 October 2024. And, as she had seen her father and mother welcome passing guests to the Verchères manor, she opened, with as much grace and generosity, to all those who presented themselves, the doors of the manor of Sainte-Anne, enlarged four years after her marriage and whose ruins can still be seen between the national road and the river.
  12. ^ Samy Mesli, historien. "Charles de Gaulle au Québec 24 juillet 1967". Fondation Lionel-Groulx, 2017—2018 (in French). Charles de Gaulle au Québec en 1967. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal". 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024. The Basilica's heritage tells a story, the collective story of our ancestors who made the dream of one of the most important neo-Gothic architectural works a reality.
  14. ^ "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Municipality, census population". Gouvernement of Canada. Statistics Canada. 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024. In 2021, the enumerated population of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Municipalité), was 2,031, which represents a change of 0.6% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.
  15. ^ Guy-Paul Brouillette (1933-2018) (16 July 2004). "Association of Outfitters of the Sainte-Anne River Inc" (in French). Inventory of ethnological resources of intangible heritage Quebec. Retrieved 31 October 2024. Fishing for small channel fish, also called tomcod, is a traditional activity in the Mauricie region practiced for several centuries by the Iroquois and the inhabitants of the French colony. In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, it began in February 1938.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Bernard Tardif; Gildo Lavoie; Yves Lachance (7 December 2005). "Québec Biodiversity, Atlas Threatened or Vulnerable Species" (PDF). Gouvernement of Quebec. Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks. p. 62. Occurrences of threatened or vulnerable species are concentrated in southern Quebec, reflecting their range type.
  17. ^ a b "The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Swamp". Nature Conservancy Canada. 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024. The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade swamp is one of the last, large, treed swamps on the river. It extends along seven kilometres of shoreline in the St. Lawrence River's freshwater estuary.
  18. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

Further Reading

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  • Répertoire des mariages – Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 1684-1900, written by Dominique Campagna, 162 pages (in French)
  • Giroux, Albert (1976). Les églises de Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade (in French). Trois-Rivières: Editions du Bien public. OCLC 231774606.
  • Les Cahiers d'histoire de Ste-Anne-de-la Pérade (in French). Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade: Les Amis de l'histoire de la Pérade. 1973. OCLC 869036151.
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