Sainte-Croix, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°44′W / 46.62°N 71.73°W / 46.62; -71.73
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Sainte-Croix
Municipality
Aerial view of Sainte-Croix
Aerial view of Sainte-Croix
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Sainte-Croix is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Croix
Sainte-Croix
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°44′W / 46.62°N 71.73°W / 46.62; -71.73[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedOctober 5, 2001
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Gauthier
 • Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total72.40 km2 (27.95 sq mi)
 • Land69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,352
 • Density33.8/km2 (88/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 1.6%
 • Dwellings
1,148
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
R-271
Websiteville-sainte-croix.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sainte-Croix is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,433 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 2001, after the amalgamation of the parish and the village of Sainte-Croix.

Name[edit]

Sainte-Croix name refers to the True Cross, but was in use well before its foundation in 1713. In fact, the seigneurie of Sainte-Croix was granted in 1637 to the Company of One Hundred Associates at a point named Platon Sainte-Croix (Holy Cross Flats in English), at the mouth of the Jacques-Cartier River. It had been named as such by Jacques Cartier, who had spent the winter of 1535-36 there. Samuel de Champlain explained in 1613 that there had been a mistake and this was not the place where Jacques Cartier had wintered. The point is now called Pointe Platon ("Plato (or Flat) Point").

Economy[edit]

South Shore Furniture is based in Sainte-Croix and has a factory in the municipality.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 371517". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33102". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Croix, Quebec (Code 2433102) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ Leduc, Gilbert (2010-05-26). "Meubles South Shore: survivre à une tempête parfaite". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-22.

External links[edit]

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