Saint-Félix-de-Valois

Saint-Félix-de-Valois
Municipality
The Emery Mill on the Bayonne River
Seal
Location within Matawinie RCM
Saint-Félix-de-Valois Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Settled	c. 1830
Constituted	December 24, 1997
Government [2]
• Mayor	Audrey Boisjoly
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	89.80 km^2 (34.67 sq mi)
• Land	88.40 km^2 (34.13 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	6,975
• Density	78.9/km^2 (204/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	10.6%
• Dwellings	3,190
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2M0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-131 R-348
Website	www.st-felix-de-valois.com

Saint-Félix-de-Valois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ feliks də valwa]) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942.

History

Historically it was part of the Berthier Seignory. Circa 1830, a small group of pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland started to colonize the place. In 1840, the Mission of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was formed and soon after in 1844 it became a parish when it separated from the Sainte-Élisabeth Parish. It was named after Felix of Valois.[1]

In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was first established, but abolished two years later. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[1]

In 1926, the main village, also known as Saint-Félix-de-Valois, was incorporated as a separate Village Municipality. On December 24, 1997, the parish municipality and the village municipality were reunited into the new Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	5,465	—
2006	5,755	+5.3%
2011	6,029	+4.8%
2016	6,305	+4.6%
2021	6,975	+10.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3057 (total dwellings: 3190)

Language

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.9%
• French as first language: 97.5%
• English and French as first language: 0.6%
• Other as first language: 1%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares is the French school board.

• École secondaire de l'Érablière
• École des Moulins (Saint-Félix-de-Valois)
  • pavillon Notre-Dame[5]
  • pavillon Sainte-Marguerite[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board serves as the English school board.[7]

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[9]

Notable people

• Peter B. Champagne, American businessman and politician
• Michel Vaillancourt, silver medalist at the 1976 Olympics in equestrian

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Saint-Félix-de-Valois (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62007". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Félix-de-Valois census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "des Moulins (pavillon Notre-Dame)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
6. "des Moulins (pavillon Sainte-Marguerite)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
7. "Ward #10." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on July 31, 2015.
8. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
9. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Félix-de-Valois at Wikimedia Commons