Portneuf, Quebec

Portneuf
City

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Church

Location within Portneuf RCM.
Portneuf

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°53′W / 46.700°N 71.883°W / 46.700; -71.883Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°53′W / 46.700°N 71.883°W / 46.700; -71.883[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM Portneuf
Settled 1640
Constituted July 4, 2002
Government[2]
 • Mayor Nelson Bédard
 • Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. riding Portneuf
Area[2][3]
 • Total 117.10 km2 (45.21 sq mi)
 • Land 108.99 km2 (42.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,107
 • Density 28.5/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.7%
 • Dwellings 1,544
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0A 2Y0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-40
Route 138
Website www.villedeportneuf.com
Old inn in Portneuf

Portneuf is a municipality in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River, between Quebec City and Trois-Rivières. The Portneuf River runs on the east side of the town centre.

The town of Portneuf is named after a seignory that was founded in 1636, and first settled in 1640.

The municipal territory consists of 2 non-contiguous areas, separated by the municipality of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne. The smaller northern portion is undeveloped, whereas the southern piece is the main inhabited part with the population centres of Portneuf (south of Autoroute 40), and the adjacent Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, north of A-40. The present-day municipality was created in 2002, when the old city of Portneuf merged with the town of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf.[4]

The town is located on the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from near Montreal to Quebec City. The town is also close by to A-40, where Provencher Street connects to the town at Exit 261.

One of Portneuf's major employers is a local paper mill owned by Metro Paper Industries, a Toronto-based paper company.[5] Paper had been a major part of Portneuf's development since the first paper mill opened in 1839.[6]

History

In 1636, the area was granted by the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France as a seignory to Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie (1606-after 1685), who arrived in Quebec only some months later and became substitute governor of Trois-Rivières from 1645 to 1662. The first colonizers came around 1640 and settled at the mouth of the "Port Neuf" River (meaning new harbour).[1][7]

In 1817, the Portneuf post office opened. In 1861, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf was formed, and two years later in 1863, it was incorporated as a parish municipality. In 1896, it lost a large portion of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine was formed.[1]

In 1914, the village centre itself separated from the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf. In 1961, this latter one changed status and abbreviated its name, becoming the City of Portneuf. On July 4, 2002, the parish municipality was amalgamated into the new City of Portneuf.[1][7]

Demographics

Population trend:[8]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1452 (total dwellings: 1544)

Mother tongue:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Portneuf (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Portneuf
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2434048) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modjuillet02.pdf
  5. ↑ Web page for MPI's Portneuf plant
  6. ↑ University of Western Ontario: "Business and History - J. Ford & Co. Limited"
  7. 1 2 "Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  8. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions (Northern Section)
Rivière-à-Pierre Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf
  Portneuf  
Saint-Alban Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions (Southern Section)
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Saint-Basile
Saint-Gilbert Cap-Santé
   Portneuf  
Deschambault-Grondines Saint Lawrence River / Lotbinière Saint Lawrence River / Sainte-Croix


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