Chute-Saint-Philippe, Quebec

Chute-Saint-Philippe is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the Laurentian Hills that are dominated by mixed forest.^[3]

History

The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901).^[3]

In 1921, a mission was founded here with Philip the Apostle as its patron saint. In 1934, the place was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.^[3]

Demographics

Population:^[4]

• Population in 2006: 890 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.1 %)
• Population in 2001: 823
• Population in 1996: 778
• Population in 1991: 698

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 426 (total: 809)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 2.3 %
• French as first language: 94.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 3.4 %

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