| Cascapédia–Saint-Jules | |
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Cascapédia–Saint-Jules
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Regional county | Bonaventure |
| Settled | |
| Formed | June 2, 1999 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Pat St-Onge |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 168.00 km2 (64.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 162.61 km2 (62.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 714 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | G0C 1T0 |
| Area code(s) | 418, 581 |
Cascapédia–Saint-Jules is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
The municipality includes the communities of Grande-Cascapédia and Saint-Jules, both located along the Cascapédia River.
On June 2, 1999, the Municipalities of Grande-Cascapédia and Saint-Jules were merged to form the Municipality of Cascapédia. It was renamed to Cascapédia–Saint-Jules on June 26, 2000.[3]
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Grande-Cascapédia was formed in the mid 19th century. Named after the adjacent river, originally called Cascapédiac, this name is from the Mi'kmaq words kaska (broad) and pegiag (river). In 1860, the local parish was established that 3 years later counted some 1500 inhabitants, and in 1883, its post office opened. In 1929, the place was incorporated as a municipality.[4]
Saint-Jules was founded as a mission in 1899, and became a parish only 2 years later. It was named after Pope Julius I, and also called Saint-Jules-de-Maria (1922-1950) or Saint-Jules-de-Cascapédia to distinguish it from Saint-Jules in the Beauce region. Its post office opened in 1922. In 1949, the place was incorporated as a separate municipality out of the Township Municipality of Maria.[5]
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