Papineauville, Quebec

Papineauville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. In 2001 its population was 2247.

Papineauville
Location within Papineau RCM
Papineauville
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°37′N 75°01′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
Settledc. 1850
ConstitutedNovember 29, 2000
Government
  MayorChristian Beauchamp
  Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
  Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
  Total64.90 km2 (25.06 sq mi)
  Land61.33 km2 (23.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total2,101
  Density34.3/km2 (89/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
3.0%
  Dwellings
1,086
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0V 1R0
Area code(s)819
Highways
A-50

Route 148
Route 321
Route 323
Websitewww.papineauville.ca

The municipality is bordered on the north side by the Petite-Nation River and on the south side by Pentecost Bay of the Ottawa River.

History

The Parish of Sainte-Angélique was formed in 1851, and the parish municipality with the same name was created in 1855. It was named after Angélique-Louise Cornud, wife of Denis-Benjamin Papineau, who donated land for the construction of the church and the rectory.[4]

Also in 1855, a post office was established with the name Papineauville. This may be named in honour of one of two persons named Papineau: Joseph Papineau (1752–1841), father of Louis-Joseph Papineau, who in 1801 bought the lordship of the Petite-Nation where the town formed; or Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789–1854), brother of Louis-Joseph and husband of Angélique-Louise, and considered the founder of this place.[5]

In 1896, the Village Municipality of Papineauville separated from Sainte-Angélique. Its first mayor was Henri Bourassa.[5]

On November 29, 2000, the Village Municipality of Papineauville and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Angélique were reunited and merged into the new Municipality of Papineauville.[5] The name Sainte-Angélique now identifies the sector of Papineauville which corresponds to the territory of the former parish municipality.[4]

On January 1, 2002, about 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) of the Presqu'île Peninsula in the Ottawa River was transferred to the municipality of Plaisance.

Demographics

Canada census – Papineauville, Quebec community profile
2016 2011
Population: 2,101 (-3.0% from 2011) 2,165 (-0.1% from 2006)
Land area: 61.33 km2 (23.68 sq mi) 61.22 km2 (23.64 sq mi)
Population density: 34.3/km2 (89/sq mi) 35.4/km2 (92/sq mi)
Median age: 48.8 (M: 48.6, F: 49.0) 47.8 (M: 46.3, F: 48.7)
Total private dwellings: 1,086 1,078
Median household income: $52,843 $48,038
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8]
Historical census populations – Papineauville, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 2,166    
1991 2,229+2.9%
1996 2,262+1.5%
2001 2,150−5.0%
2006 2,167+0.8%
2011 2,165−0.1%
2016 2,101−3.0%
Population amounts prior to 2000 are total of Papineauville VL and Sainte-Angélique P.
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 2.1%
  • French as first language: 95.2%
  • English and French as first language: 1.4%
  • Other as first language: 1.2%

Local government

Former town hall along Route 148

List of former mayors:

  • André Blais (2005–2009)
  • Gilles Clément (2009-2013)
  • Christian Beauchamp (2013–present)

Education

The community is served by the French school board Commission Scolaire au Coeur des Vallees including École secondaire Louis-Joseph Papineau.

References

  1. Reference number 364753 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 80037 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2480037) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. "Sainte-Angélique (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  5. "Papineauville (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
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