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Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 1,049 as of 2021.
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière | |
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 Corner of Route 218 ans Route 271 | |
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 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | February 3, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilbert Breton |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.70 km2 (64.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 166.99 km2 (64.48 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,049 |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  10.2% |
| • Dwellings | 515 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-218  R-271 |
| Website | www |
It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 251.
History
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The initial development of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is linked to the construction of the chemins Craig and Gosford Roads in the mid-19th century.
The first road constructed within the lands was Craig Road (now Quebec Route 269), which was naed after James Henry Craig, who was the governor. The construction of the road started in August 1810, and in 1811, people could make the Quebec-Boston trip in winter only since in the summer the road was too bumpy.
It is from that road that the first road leading to the territory that would form the Sainte-Agathe was built. The road was named either Harvey Hill or Chemin des Mines for a long time, because it started from the Harvey Hill mine, located south of Craig Road. This road passed through Craig to get to Ste-Agathe. Although the new constitution dates from 1743, following the amalgamation of the village and parish of Sainte-Agathe, the territory was opened to settlers in 1830.
This road was opened to prospectors to allow them to find deposits of copper or other metals. In those years, many prospections in the surrounding areas had the aim to find important deposits. It was all abandoned and the Harvey Hill mine closed permanently in 1899.
After the construction of this road, settlers settled in the area and practiced agriculture.
It was mostly Irish people who settled along the road.
Sometime later, another road opened, Gosford Road, which was made to link the Townships of Nelson, Inverness, Halifax, Wolfton, Ham, Weedon, Westbury and Ascot to Quebec City.
In those moments, the territory that would come to form the parishes of Sainte-Agathe already had 63 families for 522 total individuals, of which 219 spoke French, and 303 spoke English. There were 1,763 acres under cultivation.
It is only some time later that there would be a road to Methot's Mill (Dosquet). It was the only location where people could receive merchandise and travel by train. There were pathways in the forest that made it possible to travel by foot or by horse but not by car. It was in 1862 that construction began. The total cost was 41 pounds and 16 shillings, which were obtained from the government through MP Mr. H. Joly.
The parishes of Sainte-Agathe were merged in 1999.
Geography
editSainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière's territory, located at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, is crossed by small water streams and presents a predominantly agricultural and forestry character. The territory mainly grows a mixed forest and is part of the hemiborated climatic zone.
The municipality covers 167.04 km squared of surface area, which is about 10% of the Lotbinière MRC territory.
In terms of distance, the citizens need to travel 30 km to get to the autoroute 20 highway at Laurier-Station and they are located at 45 minutes from Quebec City, 30 minutes from Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and from Thetford Mines, the main surrounding cities.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.0 (−41.8) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90.3 (3.56) |
68.1 (2.68) |
73.7 (2.90) |
89.1 (3.51) |
92.3 (3.63) |
120.6 (4.75) |
121.4 (4.78) |
109.8 (4.32) |
109.9 (4.33) |
97.5 (3.84) |
91.1 (3.59) |
97.3 (3.83) |
1,161.1 (45.71) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 27.3 (1.07) |
14.5 (0.57) |
29.0 (1.14) |
71.8 (2.83) |
91.2 (3.59) |
120.6 (4.75) |
121.4 (4.78) |
109.8 (4.32) |
109.9 (4.33) |
94.8 (3.73) |
66.2 (2.61) |
33.0 (1.30) |
889.5 (35.02) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 63.0 (24.8) |
53.5 (21.1) |
44.8 (17.6) |
17.6 (6.9) |
1.1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.7 (1.1) |
24.9 (9.8) |
64.4 (25.4) |
272.0 (107.1) |
| Source: Environment Canada based from the Saint-Flavien station[4] | |||||||||||||
Demography
editPopulation
edit| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,049 (-10.2% from 2016) | 1,168 (+2.0% from 2011) | 1,145 (-4.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 166.99 km2 (64.48 sq mi) | 166.99 km2 (64.48 sq mi) | 166.16 km2 (64.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.4 (M: 50.0, F: 51.2) | 47.7 (M: 46.5, F: 49.3) | 45.2 (M: 42.6, F: 47.3) |
| Private dwellings | 515 (total) | 536 (total) | 494 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $52,992 | $52,503 |
| Year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1238 | 1202 | 1145 | 1168 | 1049 |
Picture Gallery
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Sainte-Agathe Church -
Louis-Dumont House -
Town -
Red Bridge -
From the air, 2019 -
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
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References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 351708". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33017". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". February 9, 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada, [1], accessed 2024-10-17
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
edit- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire