Saint-Tite-des-Caps

Not to be confused with Saint-Tite, Quebec.
Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Municipality
Motto: Travail Vertu

Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM.
Saint-Tite-des-Caps

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W / 47.133°N 70.767°WCoordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W / 47.133°N 70.767°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM La Côte-de-Beaupré
Settled 1853
Constituted December 24, 1872
Government[2]
 • Mayor Pierre Dion
 • Federal riding Montmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. riding Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area[2][3]
 • Total 129.80 km2 (50.12 sq mi)
 • Land 129.25 km2 (49.90 sq mi)
Elevation 700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,506
 • Density 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.6%
 • Dwellings 814
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0A 4J0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Route 360
Website www.sainttite
descaps.com

Saint-Tite-des-Caps is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.

The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.[1]

History

In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 656 (total dwellings: 814)

Mother tongue:

List of mayors

Mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:[5]

  • Isaïe Ferland (1861-1862, 1873-1875, 1881-1882, 1885-1887)
  • Hypolitte Dessers (1862-1863)
  • Jean-Baptiste Jean (1863-1864)
  • Éloi Boucher (1864-1866)
  • Célestin Chevalier (1866-1868, 1872-1873)
  • Onézime Leblond (1868-1872, 1875-1877)
  • Alexandre Lavoie (1877-1878)
  • Alfred Leclair (1878-1880)
  • Napoléon Poulin (1880-1881)
  • Édouard Girard (1882-1885, 1887-1890, 1891-1893)
  • Jules Gagnon (1890-1891)
  • Auguste Lavoie (1893-1897)
  • Norbert Morency (1897-1914)
  • Wilfrid Labranche (1914-1916)
  • Ludger Leblond (1916-1917)
  • Joseph Gauthier (1917-1921)
  • Achille Lachance (1921-1931)
  • David Morency (1931-1935, 1937-1944)
  • Alfredo Leclerc (1935-1937)
  • Télesphore Duclos (1944-1949)
  • Ludger Duclos (1949-1958, 1964-1966)
  • Noël Drouin (1958-1961)
  • Albany Duclos (1961-1964)
  • Paul-Eugène Morency (1966-1967)
  • Roland Ferland (1967-1969)
  • Jean-Noël Fortin (1969-1971)
  • Paul Duchesne (1971-1975)
  • Léopold Ferland (1975-1984)
  • Huguette Filion Morency (1984-1987)
  • Jean-Claude Clouet (1987-1998)
  • Anne-Marie Guilbault (1998-2005)
  • Pierre Dion (2005- )

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Saint-Tite-des-Caps (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Tite-des-Caps
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Tite-des-Caps census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Conseil Municipal" (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Tite-des-Caps. Retrieved 2010-04-30.


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Lac-Jacques-Cartier Baie-Saint-Paul Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges
  Saint-Tite-des-Caps  
Saint-Joachim Sault-au-Cochon