Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Jacques-Cartier | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 71 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 116 m | ||
| Area : | 121.2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 6319 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 52.1 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 22005 | ||
| Postal code : | G3N | ||
| Area code : | +1 418 | ||
| Mayor : | Pierre Dolbec | ||
| Website : | www.villescjc.com | ||
 Located in the MRC La Jacques-Cartier |
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Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is a city in the south of the Canadian province of Quebec . It is located in the administrative region Capitale-Nationale , about 35 km west of the center of the provincial capital Québec . Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) La Jacques-Cartier , has an area of 121.20 km² and has 6,319 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is located on the Rivière Jacques-Cartier , a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River , with the city center on the south bank. The wide river valley is bordered to the east and west by the foothills of the Laurentine Mountains . On the north-eastern border, the city owns a small portion of Lac Saint-Joseph. This lake is drained by Rivière Ontaritzi, which flows into the Rivière Jacques-Cartier opposite the city center. In the far north of the urban area is the Lac du Ventre Rouge.
Neighboring municipalities are Lac-Saint-Joseph and Fossambault-sur-le-Lac in the north, Shannon in the northeast, Québec in the east, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures in the south, Pont-Rouge in the southwest, Lac-Sergent in the west and Saint- Raymond to the northwest.
history
Settlement began at the beginning of the 19th century, initially mainly by Irish immigrants. In 1824 the parish of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault was founded, and in 1855 that of the civil parish of Sainte-Catherine. It was named after the mother of the royal adviser Jacques Nau de La Boissière et de Fossambault, owner of the Seigneurie Fossambault established in the late 17th century . To avoid confusion with places of the same name, the municipality changed its name in 1984 to Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. This received city status in 2000. Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier has been part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec association since 2002 .
population
According to the 2011 census, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier had 6,319 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 52.1 inh / km². 96.7% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 2.0%. 0.5% described themselves as bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 0.8%. Only French spoke 66.4%. In 2001, 96.2% of the population were Roman Catholic , 0.9% Protestant, and 2.9% non-denominational.
traffic
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is connected to the city of Québec by major roads 367 and 369 . There is also a bus service operated by the Transport collectif de la Jacques-Cartier company .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sainte-Catherin-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed April 4, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed April 4, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed April 4, 2014 (French).