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Saint-Épiphane (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿epifan]) is a municipality in Quebec in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent and the regional county municipality of Rivière-du-Loup.
Saint-Épiphane | |
|---|---|
 Village of Saint-Épiphane | |
 Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM. | |
  Saint-Épiphane Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′N 69°20′W / 47.900°N 69.333°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rachelle Caron |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.20 km2 (31.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 82.85 km2 (31.99 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 836 |
| • Density | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 390 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-291 |
| Website | www |
History
editIt was in 1840 that the first settlers, most of whom came from Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Arsène and Isle-Verte, settled on the territory of the future municipality. As early as 1842, a mission provided religious assistance to the few inhabitants, who founded a parish under the name of Saint-Épiphane in 1863, canonically erected in 1870.
In 1855, the municipality of Viger was officially created, named after Denis-Benjamin Viger (1774–1861). In 1873, Viger lost a small part of its territory for the creation of the municipality of Saint-François-Xavier (which would be dissolved in 1892). In 1894 Viger would change its name to the current Saint-Épiphane.
In 1950, Saint-Épiphane lost another small part of its territory when Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger was created. In 1991, Saint-Épiphane updated its status from a parish municipality to become a regular municipality.
In the past, the Wolastoqiyik, Amerindians close to the Mi'kmaq, lived on a reserve near Saint-Épiphane.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269413". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 12030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052412030&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-%C9piphane
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