Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie, Quebec

Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie
Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
Regional County Matawinie
Settled 1854
Incorporated June 10, 1884
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Mayor Atchez Arbour
 • Federal riding Joliette
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[1]
 • Total 170.68 km2 (65.9 sq mi)
 • Land 153.88 km2 (59.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 • Total 1,681
 • Density 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J0K
Area code(s) 450
Website www.ste-emelie-de-lenergie.qc.ca

Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

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Geography

The territory of Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie extends along the Noire River valley in the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains. The village itself is located at the intersection of Routes 131 and 347, in a broad valley called the Grand Lanaudière Corridor, which marks the transition between the Lower and Upper Laurentians. Route 131 winds north through the Noire River valley to Saint-Zénon and Route 347 goes through the Great Corridor to Saint-Côme.[3]

Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie is located in the heart of the Laurentian hardwood zone and its hills are covered by a mixed forest. Tree species include sugar maple, yellow birch and white birch.[3]

History

One of the first settlers was Jean-Antoine Leprohon who arrived in 1854. He was an employee of the Quebec Parliament but had an ambition to found a colony or settlement just like his cousin Barthélemy Joliette who was the founder of the City of Joliette. In 1870, the Parish of Sainte-Emmélie-de-l'Énergie was formed. This name honors the memory of Émélie or Emmélie, the wife of Leprohon, whereas the word Énergie (French for "energy") may have referred to the exuberance of his wife or to the rallying cry that Leprohon had to use to keep the other settlers stay around him: "we need energetic settlers here."[4][5]

In 1884, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie was established. On May 30, 1924, a large fire engulfed the village, destroying 60 homes and the church. In 1994, the parish municipality changed status to become a municipality.[4][5]

Demographics

Population:[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 771 (total dwellings: 1160)

Mother tongue:[2]

References

  1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation de territoire
    Land area: Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie community profile
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie community profile
  3. ^ a b "Renseignements généraux" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie. http://www.ste-emelie-de-lenergie.qc.ca/municipalite/?id=2#head. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  4. ^ a b "Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=285507. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  5. ^ a b "Historique de la municipalité" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie. http://www.ste-emelie-de-lenergie.qc.ca/municipalite/?id=3#head. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
Saint-Guillaume-Nord Saint-Zénon
Saint-Damien
   Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie    
Saint-Côme Sainte-Béatrix Saint-Jean-de-Matha
 Administrative divisions of Lanaudière  (Region 14)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities