Saint-Félix-de-Valois is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Félix-de-Valois | |
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 The Emery Mill on the Bayonne River | |
 Seal | |
 Location within Matawinie RCM | |
  Saint-Félix-de-Valois Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°26′W / 46.17°N 73.43°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Settled | c. 1830 |
| Constituted | December 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Audrey Boisjoly |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.80 km2 (34.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 88.40 km2 (34.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 6,975 |
| • Density | 78.9/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  10.6% |
| • Dwellings | 3,190 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-131  R-348 |
| Website | www |
Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942.
History
editHistorically it was part of the Berthier Seignory. Circa 1830, a small group of pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland started to colonize the place. In 1840, the Mission of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was formed and soon after in 1844 it became a parish when it separated from the Sainte-Élisabeth Parish. It was named after Felix of Valois.[1]
In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was first established, but abolished two years later. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[1]
In 1926, the main village, also known as Saint-Félix-de-Valois, was incorporated as a separate Village Municipality. On December 24, 1997, the parish municipality and the village municipality were reunited into the new Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois.[1]
Demographics
editPopulation
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,465 | — |
| 2006 | 5,755 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6,029 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 6,305 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 6,975 | +10.6% |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3057 (total dwellings: 3190)
Language
editMother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.9%
- French as first language: 97.5%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 1%
Education
editCommission scolaire des Samares is the French school board.
- École secondaire de l'Érablière
- École des Moulins (Saint-Félix-de-Valois)
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board serves as the English school board.[7]
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[9]
Notable people
edit- Peter B. Champagne, American businessman and politician
- Michel Vaillancourt, silver medalist at the 1976 Olympics in equestrian
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Saint-Félix-de-Valois (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62007". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Félix-de-Valois census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "des Moulins (pavillon Notre-Dame)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ^ "des Moulins (pavillon Sainte-Marguerite)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Ward #10." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on July 31, 2015.
- ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
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