Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | |
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| Municipality | |
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  Saint-Félix-de-Valois | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°26′W / 46.167°N 73.433°WCoordinates: 46°10′N 73°26′W / 46.167°N 73.433°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Settled | c. 1830 |
| Constituted | December 24, 1997 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Gyslain Loyer |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 89.80 km2 (34.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87.87 km2 (33.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 6,029 |
| • Density | 68.6/km2 (178/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 2,749 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0K 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 131  Route 348 |
| Website |
www.st-felix -de-valois.com |
Saint-Félix-de-Valois is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942.
History
Historically it was part of the Berthier Seignory. Circa 1830, a small group of pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland started to colonize the place. In 1840, the Mission of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was formed and soon after in 1844 it became a parish when it separated from the Sainte-Élisabeth Parish. It was named after Felix of Valois.[1]
In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was first established, but abolished two years later. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[1]
In 1926, the main village, also known as Saint-Félix-de-Valois, was incorporated as a separate Village Municipality. On December 24, 1997, the parish municipality and the village municipality were reunited into the new Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois.[1]
Notable residents
- Michel Vaillancourt, silver medalist at the 1976 Olympics in equestrian
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 6029 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.8%)
- Population in 2006: 5755
- Population in 2001: 5465
- Population in 1996:
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish: 3912
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Village: 1530
- Population in 1991:
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish: 3507
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Village: 1625
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2548 (total dwellings: 2749)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 98.2%
- English and French as first language: 0.3%
- Other as first language: 1%
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Saint-Félix-de-Valois (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 62007 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Félix-de-Valois census profile
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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