Lac Beauport
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Jacques-Cartier | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 57 ′ N , 71 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 230 m | ||
| Area : | 61.27 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7281 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 118.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 22040 | ||
| Postal code : | G3B | ||
| Area code : | +1 418 | ||
| Mayor : | Louise Brunet | ||
| Website : | www.lac-beauport.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC La Jacques-Cartier |
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Lac-Beauport is a municipality in the south of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the administrative region Capitale-Nationale , about 20 km north of the center of the provincial capital Québec . Lac-Beauport belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) La Jacques-Cartier , has an area of 61.27 km² and has 7,281 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Lac Beauport is located in the middle of the wooded foothills of the Laurentine Mountains , between the river valleys of the Rivière Saint-Charles in the west and the Rivière Montmorency in the east. Most of the settlement is located in the southwest corner of the municipality, west of the lake of the same name, Lac Beauport. This is almost two kilometers long and half a kilometer wide. There are also various other lakes such as Lac Bonnet, Lac Morin, Lac Neigette or Lac Tourbillon.
Neighboring communities are Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury in the north, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval in the east and Québec in the south.
history
Settlement began around 1820 with forest clearing to make way for the Waterloo Settlement . The initially predominantly English-speaking settlers, who mainly operated in agriculture, recalled the battle of Waterloo with the place name . In 1853 the community of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport was founded, named after the English saint Dunstan of Canterbury and the Seigneurie Beauport. Colloquially, the place name Lac-Beauport was used almost exclusively, which led to the official renaming in 1989. The development of tourism began in the 1930s at the suggestion of winter sports pioneer Herman Smith-Johannsen . Lac-Beauport has been part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec association since 2002 .
population
According to the 2011 census, Lac-Beauport had 7,281 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 118.8 inh / km². 96.3% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 2.0%. 0.5% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 1.2%. Only French spoke 51.4%. In 2001, 91.9% of the population were Roman Catholic , 1.5% Protestant and 5.9% of no religion.
Economy and Transport
Lac-Beauport is heavily influenced by tourism . Le Relais , a winter sports area on the northern slope of the Montagne des Ormes, makes a particular contribution . In summer, the lakes, mountains and a golf course are the destination of many day and weekend trippers.
The place can be reached via a side road that branches off from Autoroute 73 just outside the municipal boundary.
Personalities
- Lucie Laroche (* 1968), ski racer
- Manon Rhéaume (* 1972), ice hockey player
- Samuel Morin (born 1995), ice hockey player
Web links
- Official website of Lac-Beauport (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lac-Beauport. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed April 1, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Notre histoire. City of Lac-Beauport, accessed April 1, 2014 (French).
- ^ Population profile of the municipality of Lac-Beauport. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed April 1, 2014 (French).
- ^ Population profile of the municipality of Lac-Beauport. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed April 1, 2014 (French).