Baie-Saint-Paul
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Not to be confused with St. Paul's Bay.
| Baie-Saint-Paul | ||
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  Baie-Saint-Paul | ||
| Coordinates: 47°27′N 70°30′W / 47.450°N 70.500°WCoordinates: 47°27′N 70°30′W / 47.450°N 70.500°W[1] | ||
| Country |
 Canada | |
| Province |
 Quebec | |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale | |
| RCM | Charlevoix | |
| Constituted | January 3, 1996 | |
| Government[2] | ||
| • Mayor | Jean Fortin | |
| • Federal riding |
Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord | |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré | |
| Area[2][3] | ||
| • City | 563.70 km2 (217.65 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 546.71 km2 (211.09 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[3] | ||
| • City | 7,332 | |
| • Density | 13.4/km2 (35/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 4,535 | |
| • Urban density | 760.0/km2 (1,968/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 0.6% | |
| • Dwellings | 3,617 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | G3Z | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 | |
| Highways |
 Route 138  Route 362  Route 381 | |
| Website | www.baiesaintpaul.com | |
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Baie-Saint-Paul (2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.
The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.
A visitor in the early 1800s noticed mineral springs and mineral resources in the area.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 7332 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.6%)
- Population in 2006: 7288
- Population in 2001: 7290
- Population in 1996:
- Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3569
- Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2412
- Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1398
- Population in 1991:
- Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3733
- Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2297
- Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1305
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,187 (total dwellings: 3,617)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.2%
- French as first language: 98.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.1%
Street views of Baie-Saint-Paul
Climate
| Climate data for Baie-Saint-Paul | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
30.0 (86) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.9 (93) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.0 (77) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.9 (75) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.2 (54) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
3.9 (39) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−16 (3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.0 (50) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36 (−33) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−32 (−26) |
−18 (0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.8 (37) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5 (23) |
−9 (16) |
−23.9 (−11) |
−33 (−27) |
−36 (−33) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 74.1 (2.917) |
63.0 (2.48) |
83.5 (3.287) |
94.6 (3.724) |
95.5 (3.76) |
94.7 (3.728) |
86.3 (3.398) |
85.9 (3.382) |
83.4 (3.283) |
80.3 (3.161) |
79.1 (3.114) |
78.8 (3.102) |
999.3 (39.343) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 14.0 (0.551) |
12.7 (0.5) |
39.2 (1.543) |
76.1 (2.996) |
95.0 (3.74) |
94.7 (3.728) |
86.3 (3.398) |
85.9 (3.382) |
83.4 (3.283) |
78.5 (3.091) |
53.0 (2.087) |
9.4 (0.37) |
728.0 (28.661) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 60.2 (23.7) |
50.4 (19.84) |
44.3 (17.44) |
17.1 (6.73) |
0.5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.7 (0.67) |
26.1 (10.28) |
69.4 (27.32) |
269.8 (106.22) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 9.7 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 129.3 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 96.2 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 8.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 37.8 |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1925 Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake
References
- ↑ Reference number 313455 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Saint-Paul
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Saint-Paul census profile
- ↑ Baddeley, Frederick Henry (1831). "Additional notes on the Geognosy of St. Paul’s Bay". Transactions (Original Series) (Literary and Historical Society of Quebec) 2. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Baie St-Paul. |
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