Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
| Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | |||
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 Church of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Quebec agglomeration | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 71 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 65 m | ||
| Area : | 85.76 km² | ||
| Residents : | 18,141 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 211.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 23072 | ||
| Postal code : | G3A | ||
| Area code : | +1 418 | ||
| Mayor : | Marcel Corriveau | ||
| Website : | www.ville.st-augustin.qc.ca | ||
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is a city in the south of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale , 23 km west of the center of the provincial capital Québec . The city is part of the Québec agglomeration , has an area of 85.76 km² and has 18,141 inhabitants (2011). From 2002 to 2006, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures was a district of Québec.
geography
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is located on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River . However, the more than 12 km long bank area is not built over. Over a length of almost 10 km it is under nature protection and is significantly influenced by the effects of the tides. A steep slope several dozen meters high stretches along the bank. The development is concentrated on the spacious plain north of the steep slope. This is limited in the east by Lac Saint-Augustin , a 2.3 km long and 300 m wide lake. Foothills of the Laurentine Mountains rise in the far north of the urban area .
Neighboring municipalities are Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier in the north, Québec in the east, Lévis in the south (on the opposite side of the Saint Lawrence River), Neuville in the west and Pont-Rouge in the north-west.
history
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In 1647 the brothers Jean Juchereau de Maur and Noël Juchereau Deschatelets were awarded the Seigneurie west of the Rivière du Cap Rouge . They came from La Ferté-Vidame , near the pilgrimage site of Saint-Maur. The parish of Saint-Augustin was founded in 1691 when the Seigneurie was owned by the former governor Augustin de Saffray de Mézy . The first part of the place name thus refers to him, but also to Saint Augustine of Hippo ; the addition Desmaures developed from the family name de Maur. The Chemin du Roy , completed in 1737, was the first to have a road connection with the cities of Québec and Montreal . One year after the abolition of the manor in 1855, the community was founded. The construction of the motorway and the establishment of an extensive industrial park led to a marked increase in population from the 1970s.
The provincial government ordered the merger of Saint-Augustin and other parishes with the city of Québec , which came into effect on January 1, 2002. Saint-Augustin was now part of the Laurentien arrondissement of the city of Québec. This approach met with great resistance from the population. In a referendum on January 20, 2004, 61.8% of the voters were in favor of the separation, although the required quorum of 35% yes-votes of all voters was only just exceeded. The community was re-established on January 1, 2006 and received city status at the same time, but had to cede some competencies to the community association of the agglomeration of Québec . Since then it has also been part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec association .
population
According to the 2011 census, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures had 18,141 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 211.5 inh / km². 96.6% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 1.5%. 0.4% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers made up 1.5%. Only French spoke 54.8%. In 2001, 93.6% of the population were Roman Catholic , 1.4% Protestant, and 4.8% non-denominational.
traffic
Autoroute 40 , the highway between the cities of Québec and Montreal , runs through the urban area . The Route 138 , a national main road also connects these two cities. There are two railway lines in the direction of Montreal and La Tuque , but they are reserved for freight traffic. Several bus routes operated by the Réseau de transport de la Capitale company open up the urban area.
Town twinning
Saint-Augustin has partnerships with Chauray (since 1990) and La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (since 1996) in France, with Trois-Rivières in Guadeloupe (since 2008) and with the German municipality of Schöffengrund in Hesse (since 2006).
Personalities
- Marcel Juneau (1943–2018), Romance studies, lexicographer and university lecturer, born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
- Alex Chiasson (* 1990), ice hockey player, grew up in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
- Ema Zajmović (* 1990), poker player, grew up in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
- Maxime Lagacé (* 1993), ice hockey player, born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Littoral de Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. Fondation québécoise pour la protection du patrimoine naturel, accessed on January 21, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed on January 21, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Historique. City of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, accessed January 21, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Référendums du 20 juin 2004. Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed on January 21, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 21, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 21, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Les villes jumelées à Cap-Rouge et à Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures , accessed on June 16, 2017