Saint-Marcel, Quebec

Saint-Marcel
Municipality

Location within L'Islet RCM
Saint-Marcel Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°54′N 70°04′W / 46.900°N 70.067°W / 46.900; -70.067Coordinates: 46°54′N 70°04′W / 46.900°N 70.067°W / 46.900; -70.067^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	L'Islet
Constituted	July 30, 1904
Government^[2]
• Mayor	Clément Bernier
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area^[2]^[3]
• Total	180.10 km² (69.54 sq mi)
• Land	178.57 km² (68.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	439
• Density	2.5/km² (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	16.7%
• Dwellings	289
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0R 3R0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 216 Route 285
Website	www.saintmarcel.qc.ca

Saint-Marcel is a municipality in Quebec located in the MRC de L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches.^[4]^[5]

The 2006 census counted 527 people there.^[6]

Geography

Saint-Marcel is located 130 miles from Quebec southeast of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, in the "Côte-du-sud" area, on the Appalachian plateau. Near the Canada–US border, it is halfway between Sainte-Felicite and Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton . The landscape consists of rolling hills and valleys of between 250 and 450 meters (800–1500 feet). There are several rivers and lakes, Saint-Marcel being on the boundary of two watersheds to St. Lawrence River north and south to the border: the Grande rivière Noire, the rivière Rocheuse, and lakes Cayen, aux Canards, d'Apic and Roches et Fontaine Claire. In addition, the motocross circuit Saint-Marcel took the title of the most beautiful track in 2008 SXQC Performance GP series.

History

In 1865, Township of Arago was established, which was named in honor of the French astronomer and politician François Arago (1786-1853). The Pelletier brothers from the nearby village of St. Cyril, were the first residents. Among the first establishments in the sector, a mission established in 1882, which was recognized civilly in 1904 and canonically in 1924 as the parish of "Saint-Marcel-de-Islet." The municipality of St. Marcel was formed in 1956 under the same name. Although the exact reasons for the name of the first mission are not known, sources say it is ultimately a reference to Saint Marcel 1st, pope from 308 to 309, under the Roman Emperor Maxence. Because once some villagers were accustomed to wear large woven hats with straw, Marcellois (residents of St. Marcel) received the nickname Chapeaux de Paille (Straw Hats).^[7] Between 1981 and 2001 the population of the municipality was reduced by 18%, affected by a declining birth rate and an aging population.

Timeline

July 5, 1904: Creation of the municipality of the Township of Arago.
August 18, 1956: The City of Canton d'Arago became the municipality of Saint Marcel.
March 15, 1969: The municipality changed its name to Saint-Marcel

Economy

Agriculture (especially dairy cattle) and maple farming is the main activity of the area and surpassed logging, in addition to the presence of quarries and sand pits. To take advantage of d'Apic Lake, a resort includes an interpretive nature trail. In addition, the former parsonage has been transformed into an inn which serves gourmet meals and local produce.

References

↑ Reference number 57174 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
1 2 Geographic code 17020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
1 2 "(Code 2417020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
↑ Translated from the French article Saint-Marcel (Québec).
↑ Répertoire des municipalités : Saint-Marcel
↑ Recensement : Saint-Marcel
↑ = 57174 Toponymy: Saint-Marcel

External links

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard

Sainte-Perpétue

Sainte-Félicité

Saint-Marcel

Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton

Saint-Adalbert

Subdivisions of L'Islet Regional County Municipality

Cities & Towns	Saint-Pamphile

Municipalities	L'Islet Saint-Adalbert Saint-Aubert Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet Sainte-Félicité Sainte-Perpétue Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Saint-Marcel Saint-Omer Tourville

Parishes	Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard Sainte-Louise Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies

Regional County Municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches: Beauce-Sartigan Bellechasse La Nouvelle-Beauce Les Appalaches Les Etchemins L'Islet Lotbinière Montmagny Robert-Cliche Independent Cities: Lévis

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

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