Saint-Pamphile, Quebec

Saint-Pamphile
City
Location within L'Islet RCM.
Saint-Pamphile Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°58′N 69°47′W / 46.967°N 69.783°W / 46.967; -69.783Coordinates: 46°58′N 69°47′W / 46.967°N 69.783°W / 46.967; -69.783^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	L'Islet
Constituted	21 January 1888
Government^[2]
• Mayor	Réal Laverdière (2009-2013)
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area^[2]^[3]
• Total	137.90 km² (53.24 sq mi)
• Land	137.21 km² (52.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	2,685
• Density	19.6/km² (51/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.7%
• Dwellings	1,281
Demonym(s)	Pamphilien(ne)
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0R 3X0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 204
Website	www.saintpamphile.ca

Saint-Pamphile is a town in Quebec situated in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district.^[2] While the official municipal territory ends at the Canada–United States border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located immediately east of the border, known as St-Pamphile, Maine. The hamlet is historically part of the larger entity located in Quebec and is considered integral part of the town by locals. The economy of St-Pamphile, Maine is entirely dependent upon the economy of St-Pamphile, Quebec, from which Maine residents obtain goods and services, and sometimes even employment. Saint-Pamphile, Quebec is the central town of 7 neighboring parishes, and provides a CLSC, elementary school, and high school for the area.

History

The first settler in the town was Frédéric Vaillancourt from the nearby Saint-Aubert municipality in the year 1859. Given that the surrounding land appeared to be fertile amongst a mostly rocky landscape, many settlers followed his lead, and in 1870, Saint-Pamphile became a parish. In 1889, the area was officially declared a municipality. It wasn't until 1963 that Saint-Pamphile was granted the legal status of city.^[1]

The community was named in tribute to Pamphile-Gaspard Verreault, a notary who represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878.^[1]^[4]

Demographics

In 2011, the population was 2685, and the density was 19.6 people per km². This is a significant drop from 2005, when the population was 2804.

Economy

The main economic activity of the region is timber. There are two major companies present who deal with raw materials: Maibec and Matériaux Blanchet.

Tourism

The lumberjack festival is always held in the last full weekend of August. It showcases a variety of sporting activities that call to mind the dominance of forestry in the region. At the event, one may watch forestry competitions and shows (comedy, music, dance, among others)^[5] Other activities include barbecues, picnics, golf tournaments, and so on, and the gathering attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually.

In mid-February, another event takes place in St-Pamphile, known as the Appalachian Odyssey.^[6] It attracts a large number of mushers for dog sled races, the longest trail for which is some 200 kilometres (120 mi) long and crosses each of the seven parishes in the county. In addition to the dog sled tracks, there are also many other competitions during the event. This annual event gains popularity every year.

References

1 2 3 Reference number 57364 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
1 2 3 Geographic code 17010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
1 2 "(Code 2417010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
↑ "Itinéraire toponymique au cœur de l'arrière-pays" (in French). Histoire Québec. June 1998. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
↑ "Festival du bûcheux de Saint-Pamphile". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
↑ "Fêtes et Événements - Tourisme - St-Pamphile" (in French). City of Saint-Pamphile. Retrieved 10 Feb 2013.

Subdivisions of L'Islet Regional County Municipality
Cities & Towns	Saint-Pamphile
Municipalities	L'Islet Saint-Adalbert Saint-Aubert Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet Sainte-Félicité Sainte-Perpétue Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Saint-Marcel Saint-Omer Tourville
Parishes	Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard Sainte-Louise Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
Regional County Municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches: Beauce-Sartigan Bellechasse La Nouvelle-Beauce Les Appalaches Les Etchemins L'Islet Lotbinière Montmagny Robert-Cliche Independent Cities: Lévis

Saint John River Watershed
Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River
Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake
Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock
Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

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