Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Not to be confused with Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Chaudière-Appalaches or Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Montérégie.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-
du-Cap-Tourmente
Parish municipality
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM.
St-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°04′N 70°50′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Côte-de-Beaupré
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1917
Government
 • AdministratorJacques Roberge
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
 • Total7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
 • Land0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5
 • Density14.3/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.0%
 • Dwellings
12
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G1R 4R7
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138

Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 5.[4] It is a relic of the seigneurial system of New France.[1]

Geography

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente is a small enclave within the municipality of Saint-Joachim, at the foot of Cape Tourmente, and east of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, in the regional county municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré in the region of Capitale-Nationale.

Located near the provincial capital of Quebec City, it is part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec.

History

Named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga and Cap Tourmente, a stormy promontory named by Samuel de Champlain, the municipality was set up in 1917 by a law that detached certain buildings and lands belonging to the Séminaire de Québec from the parish of Saint-Joachim in order to avoid paying municipal taxes and fees. At that time, it had an area of several square kilometres, including farmland; however, the law specified that if the Séminaire sold any of its property, it would revert to Saint-Joachim.[1]

By and by, all of the Séminaire's property was sold and was thereby returned to Saint-Joachim, except for the Petit-Cap property, which now constitutes the entire territory of the municipality.

Government

The municipality is not governed by a municipal council but by the Board of Directors of the Séminaire de Québec. As such, it does not have a mayor but rather an administrator.[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente had a population of 18 living in 8 of its 12 total dwellings, an increase from its 2006 population of 0.[5] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 5 living in 1 dwelling.[4] With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.3/km2 (37/sq mi) in 2011.[5][4]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 5 (revised from 18 by Statistics Canada)[4]
  • Population in 2006: 0
  • Population in 2001: 0
  • Population in 1996: 4
  • Population in 1991: 6

See also

References
  1. "Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente census profile
  4. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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