Saint-Étienne-des-Grès (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ netjɛn de gʁɛ]) is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Étienne Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Sub Pondere Virtus Crescit | |
 Location within Maskinongé RCM. | |
  Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′N 72°46′W / 46.433°N 72.767°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Maskinongé |
| Constituted | April 14, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Landry |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Maskinongé |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.60 km2 (40.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 104.78 km2 (40.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 4,217 |
| • Density | 40.2/km2 (104/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  8.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,788 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-55 |  R-153 |
| Website | www |
Local points of interest include La Gabelle Generating Station, a power plant completed in 1924.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès had a population of 4,539 living in 1,874 of its 1,945 total private dwellings, a change of -0% from its 2016 population of 4,541. With a land area of 104.54 km2 (40.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.4/km2 (112.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Government
editThe mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Saint-Étienne-des-Grès has had thirty-one mayors.[5]
| # | Mayor | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | François Carbonneau | 1855 | 1858 |
| 2 | Luc Pellerin | 1858 | 1862 |
| 3 | François Dargis | 1862 | 1867 |
| 4 | Jean-Baptiste Beauchemin | 1867 | 1867 |
| 5 | Odilon Larcousière | 1868 | 1869 |
| 6 | Euchariste Grenier | 1870 | 1870 |
| 7 | Joseph Comeau | 1870 | 1872 |
| 8 | Uldoric Brunelle | 1872 | 1874 |
| 9 | Augustin Milette | 1875 | 1877 |
| 10 | Simon J. Remington | 1877 | 1884 |
| 11 | Joseph Ringuette | 1884 | 1886 |
| 12 | Uldoric Brunelle | 1887 | 1900 |
| 13 | Charles Milot | 1901 | 1903 |
| 14 | Étienne Laroche | 1904 | 1907 |
| 15 | François Chrétien [6] | 1907 | 1910 |
| 16 | Joseph-Edmond Lemire | 1910 | 1914 |
| 17 | François Chrétien | 1914 | 1927 |
| 18 | J.-Félix Saint-Onge | 1927 | 1929 |
| 19 | Joseph Marcotte | 1929 | 1937 |
| 20 | Anselme Bourassa | 1937 | 1953 |
| 21 | J.-Arthur Lemire | 1953 | 1965 |
| 22 | Louis-Philippe Plourde | 1965 | 1967 |
| 23 | Louis-Alphonse Bournival | 1967 | 1968 |
| 24 | J.-Arthur Lemire | 1968 | 1973 |
| 25 | Roger Bellemare | 1973 | 1975 |
| 26 | Joseph Duplessis | 1975 | 1977 |
| 27 | Jules Bellemare | 1977 | 1989 |
| 28 | François Chénier | 1989 | 2001 |
| 29 | Luc Massé | 2001 | 2005 |
| 30 | François Chénier | 2005 | 2008 [7] |
| 31 | Robert Landry | 2008 [8] | Current |
Officially, municipal elections in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès are on a non-partisan basis.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56460". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec (Code 2451090) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Souvenances, Histoire du fief et de la paroisse de depuis 1673, page 191
- ^ Chrétien was the grandfather of Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. See: Lawrence Martin, Chrétien, The Will to Win, Volume 1, page 12
- ^ Chénier resigned before the completion of his four-year term. See: Le maire Chénier claque la porte, Info 690, January 15, 2008
- ^ Robert Landry élu maire, Radio-Canada, April 25, 2008
External links
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