Saint-Tite-des-Caps

Not to be confused with Saint-Tite, Quebec.

Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Municipality
Motto:  Travail Vertu
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
Saint-Tite-des-Caps Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Côte-de-Beaupré
Settled	1853
Constituted	December 24, 1872
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pierre Dion
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	129.80 km^2 (50.12 sq mi)
• Land	129.25 km^2 (49.90 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,506
• Density	11.7/km^2 (30/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.6%
• Dwellings	814
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 4J0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-138 R-360
Website	sainttitedescaps.com

Saint-Tite-des-Caps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ tit de kap]) is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.

The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.[1]

History

In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 1506 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.6%)
• Population in 2006: 1440
• Population in 2001: 1426
• Population in 1996: 1522
• Population in 1991: 1523

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 656 (total dwellings: 814)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

List of mayors

Mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:[5]

• Isaïe Ferland (1861-1862, 1873-1875, 1881-1882, 1885-1887)
• Hypolitte Dessers (1862-1863)
• Jean-Baptiste Jean (1863-1864)
• Éloi Boucher (1864-1866)
• Célestin Chevalier (1866-1868, 1872-1873)
• Onézime Leblond (1868-1872, 1875-1877)
• Alexandre Lavoie (1877-1878)
• Alfred Leclair (1878-1880)
• Napoléon Poulin (1880-1881)
• Édouard Girard (1882-1885, 1887-1890, 1891-1893)
• Jules Gagnon (1890-1891)
• Auguste Lavoie (1893-1897)
• Norbert Morency (1897-1914)
• Wilfrid Labranche (1914-1916)
• Ludger Leblond (1916-1917)
• Joseph Gauthier (1917-1921)
• Achille Lachance (1921-1931)
• David Morency (1931-1935, 1937-1944)
• Alfredo Leclerc (1935-1937)
• Télesphore Duclos (1944-1949)
• Ludger Duclos (1949-1958, 1964-1966)
• Noël Drouin (1958-1961)
• Albany Duclos (1961-1964)
• Paul-Eugène Morency (1966-1967)
• Roland Ferland (1967-1969)
• Jean-Noël Fortin (1969-1971)
• Paul Duchesne (1971-1975)
• Léopold Ferland (1975-1984)
• Huguette Filion Morency (1984-1987)
• Jean-Claude Clouet (1987-1998)
• Anne-Marie Guilbault (1998-2005)
• Pierre Dion (2005-2013)
• Majella Pichette (2013- )

See also

• La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
• Lombrette River
• Rivière des Chenaux
• Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré)
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Saint-Tite-des-Caps (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Tite-des-Caps Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Tite-des-Caps census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Conseil Municipal" (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Tite-des-Caps. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

External links

Media related to Saint-Tite-des-Caps at Wikimedia Commons