Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Municipality

Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W / 46.933°N 71.467°W / 46.933; -71.467Coordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W / 46.933°N 71.467°W / 46.933; -71.467[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM La Jacques-Cartier
Settled 1816
Constituted October 5, 1985
Government[2]
 • Mayor Brent Montgomery
 • Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. riding La Peltrie
Area[2][3]
 • Total 446.50 km2 (172.39 sq mi)
 • Land 435.44 km2 (168.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,933
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.7%
 • Dwellings 1,150
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0A 4S0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-573
Route 369
Route 371
Website www.saint-gabriel-
de-valcartier.ca

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.

History

In 1647, Robert Giffard de Moncel was granted the Saint-Gabriel seignory that became property of the Jesuits in 1667 and Crown property in 1800. Around 1816, John Neilson (1776-1848), together with Andrew Stuart and Louis Moquin, Quebec lawyers, obtained some 50 concessions in the Saint-Gabriel seignory. This marked the start of the Val-Cartier settlement that was intended to receive Irish and Scottish colonizers.[1]

In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was formed when it was detached from Sainte-Catherine(-de-la-Jacques-Cartier) and Charlesbourg. In 1845, the Municipality of Valcartier was created in 1845 but abolished in 1847. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was officially established in 1855, then divided in 1862 into two municipalities: Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.[1]

In 1985, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier were merged again to form the current municipality.[1]

Demography

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,754—    
1996 2,204−20.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,256+2.4%
2006 2,827+25.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 2,933+3.7%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,003 (total dwellings: 1,150)

List of mayors

Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-Ouest

  • 1878-1881 : Patrick Cosgrove
  • 1881-1882 : Ulric Gauvreau
  • 1882-1884 : Thomas Brown
  • 1884-1887 : James Burns
  • 1887-1890 : Thomas Brown
  • 1890-1895 : Samuel Clark
  • 1895-1903 : Thomas Brown
  • 1903-1909 : Lawrence Corrigan
  • 1909-1911 : James Bowles
  • 1911-1924 : Robert Hayes
  • 1924-1930 : Thomas Knox
  • 1931-1932 : Thomas Murphy
  • 1932-1933 : James Clark
  • 1933 : Albert Corrigan
  • 1933-1941 : John Murphy
  • 1941-1946 : John McCartney
  • 1947-1955 : Cecil Rourke
  • 1955-1961 : Simmons Crawford
  • 1961-1967 : George Murphy
  • 1967-1971 : John McCartney
  • 1972-1985 : Donat Rouleau

Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

  • 1878-1880 : Arthur Wolff (family of Lt. Colonel Alexander Joseph Wolff).
  • 1881 : Thomas Dacres
  • 1882 : William B. McBain
  • 1883 : Francis Ireland
  • 1884-1885 : William B. McBain
  • 1886-1888 : Thomas Dacres
  • 1889 : David B. McCartney
  • 1890 : Charles Jack
  • 1891-1896 : John McBain
  • 1896-1903 : William B. McBain
  • 1903-1905 : Lewis McBain
  • 1905-1906 : Thomas Knox
  • 1906-1908 : Andrew Brown
  • 1908-1914 : Thomas Knox
  • 1914-1923 : John McCartney
  • 1923-1924 : William Neil
  • 1924-1927 : Robert Goodfellow
  • 1927-1936 : Alfred J. Hicks
  • 1937-1940 : William Goodfellow
  • 1941-1946 : Irvin Jack
  • 1947-1948 : William Hicks
  • 1949-1950 : Neilson McBain
  • 1951-1961 : William Hicks
  • 1961-1969 : Russel Paquet
  • 1969-1988 : Lewis Jack
  • 1988- : Brent Montgomery

Climate

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Quebec/Jean Lesage INT'L A, Quebec". Canadian Climate Normals 1981−2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "QUEBEC/JEAN LESAGE INTL A". Environment Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Quebec (1875-1959)". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "QUEBEC/JEAN LESAGE INTL". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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