Saint-Placide
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 View from the bank of Saint-Placide |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Laurentides | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 32 ′ N , 74 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 31 m | ||
| Area : | 41.63 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1686 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 40.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Mayor : | Richard Labonté | ||
| Website : | www.saintplacide.ca | ||
Saint-Placide is located on the shore of Lake of Two Mountains in the regional county municipality of Deux-Montagnes (regional county municipality) in Quebec City ( Canada ) and belongs to the administrative region Laurentides (Region) .
Neighboring communities
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history
The first settlers came here in 1780. The parish of Saint-Placide was created in 1848 when it separated from the parish of Saint-Benoît. The new parish was undoubtedly named after the monk saint Placide , who worked here as a follower of Benedict of Nursia in the 16th century. In 1853 a post office was opened and in 1855 the parish of Saint-Placide was founded.
A jetty built in 1867 allowed Ottawa River Navigation Company ships to start trading in wheat from the area.
Odawa rivers and lakes served as trade routes for the furs. Montreal was always the goal and the starting point. The Lac des Deux Montagnes is an important part of the first major transcontinental route. From here the military, explorers, traders and missionaries started.
In the 17th century, famous explorers like Champlain and La Vérendrye also passed here. Those in charge of the city have put up memorial plaques at prominent places in the park along the lake to commemorate this time. Here you can learn more about the history of the church, the docks, navigation across the lake and the list of grands voyageurs .
The following explorers started from the banks at the church:
- 1613 Samuel de Champlain to the Île aux Allumettes
- 1615 Étienne Brûlé on his way to the lakes Huron and Ontario
- 1634 Jean Nicolet on his expedition to Lake Michigan
- 1659 Médard des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson on their journey to Lac Supérieur
- 1665 Nicolas Perrot on the way to Lake Michigan
- 1686 Pierre de Troyes on the way to James Bay
- 1686 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville on his way to Hudson Bay
In 1950 the parish separated from the parish and thus founded the administrative parish of Saint-Placide, but remained surrounded by its territories. It was not until August 3, 1994 that the area was united to form the new municipality of Saint-Placide.
Saint-Placide is divided into several small quarters with the following names: la Pointe-aux-Anglais, la Baie, le secteur des Épinettes, la Côte St-Jean, la Côte Saint-Vincent, la Côte Saint-Étienne, le noyau villageois, la Concession des Éboulis et la Pointe Masson.
The community has retained the character of the farming village for the two centuries since 1780 . Even today 90% of the area is used for agriculture.
Demographics
| year | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 1,387 | 1,479 | 1,537 | 1,642 | 1,715 | 1,686 |
716 of the 862 residential units are privately owned.
- Mother tongue English: 1.2%
- French as mother tongue: 96%
- English and French as mother tongue: 0.6%
- Other mother tongues: 2.2%
Education
The French-speaking schools are administered by the Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles.
The English-speaking schools are administered by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier ( fr ) scolaire commission .
- École primaire Mountainview et école primaire Saint Jude, in Deux-Montagnes
- École secondaire Lake of Two Mountains ( en ) in Deux-Montagnes
Attractions
- Birthplace of Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (1839–1920), poet , novelist , dramaturge and chairman of the Supreme Court of Canada ; the house has been declared a monument historique .
- The church of Saint-Placide (1857) stands on the bank of the lake. The village grew around the construction and has remained unchanged since the 19th century. There are beautiful examples of architecture from that time to be admired.
- There are four parks: Park Adélaïde-Paquette, Park Cyrille-Lalande, Parc Sir-Adolphe-Basile-Routhier and Parc de l'Aire de repos.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gouvernement du Quebec: Saint-Placide. In: Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire, accessed on December 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c french The story of Saint-Placide
- ↑ The French called the explorers in Canada "voyageurs", travelers.
- ↑ " de l'Amitié ." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles .
- ↑ " Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (GENERE le 09/21/2017) Ville Saint-Placide ." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles .
- ^ " Mountainview Elementary Zone ." Commission scolaire Sir Wilfrid Laurier .
- ^ " Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map ." Commission scolaire Sir Wilfrid Laurier .
- ↑ " LAKE OF TWO MOUNTAINS HS ZONE " Commission scolaire Sir Wilfrid Laurier