Shannon (Quebec)
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Jacques-Cartier | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 53 ′ N , 71 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 170 m | ||
| Area : | 63.71 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5086 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 79.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 22020 | ||
| Postal code : | G0A | ||
| Area code : | +1 418 | ||
| Mayor : | Clive Kiley | ||
| Website : | www.shannon.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC La Jacques-Cartier |
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Shannon is a municipality in the south of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the administrative region Capitale-Nationale , about 30 km west of the center of the provincial capital Québec . Shannon belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) La Jacques-Cartier , has an area of 63.71 km² and has 5,086 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Shannon is located on the Rivière Jacques-Cartier , a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River , with the village center on the eastern bank. The wide river valley is bordered in the east and west by densely forested foothills of the Laurentine Mountains . In the northwest the municipality extends into the valley of the Rivière aux Pins. There are also the lakes Lac à l'Île and Lac Clair. A 169 hectare moor, the Réserve écologique de la Tourbière-de-Shannon , is under strict nature protection.
Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier in the northeast, Québec in the southeast, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier in the southwest, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac in the west and Lac-Saint-Joseph and Saint-Raymond in the Northwest.
history
Settlement began at the beginning of the 19th century, mainly by Irish immigrants. The place name can be traced back to an influential settler family, because the church records of that time record several people with the surname Shannon. Decisive for the development of the place were the growing timber industry from around 1850 and the opening of a sawmill in 1860. In the 1861 census, two thirds of the population were of Irish descent, around 1900 around half. The CFB Valcartier military base immediately adjacent to Shannon was opened in 1914. Shannon initially belonged to the parish of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault and has been an independent parish since 1947. Since 2002 it has been part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec association .
population
According to the 2011 census, Shannon had 5,086 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 79.8 inh / km². 89.6% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 7.6%. 1.4% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 1.4%. Only French spoke 49.6%. In 2001, 93.0% of the population were Roman Catholic , 0.7% Protestant and 5.4% of no religious denomination.
traffic
Shannon is connected to Quebec City by Main Route 369 . There is also a bus route operated by the Réseau de transport de la Capitale company .
Web links
- Shannon Official Website (French, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shannon. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed October 31, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Shannon Parish Population Profile. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed October 31, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Shannon Parish Population Profile. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed October 31, 2014 (French).