Papineauville Explained

Papineauville
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Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in western Quebec
Coordinates:45.6167°N -76°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:c. 1850
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:November 29, 2000
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Paul-Andre David
Area Total Km2:64.90
Area Land Km2:61.33
Population Total:2101
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:34.3
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2011-2016
Population Blank1: 3.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1086
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Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
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Papineauville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. In 2001 its population was 2247.

The municipality is bordered on the north side by the Petite-Nation River and on the south side by Pentecost Bay of the Ottawa River.

History

The Parish of Sainte-Angélique was formed in 1851, and the parish municipality with the same name was created in 1855. It was named after Angélique-Louise Cornud, wife of Denis-Benjamin Papineau, who donated land for the construction of the church and the rectory.[1]

Also in 1855, a post office was established with the name Papineauville. This may be named in honour of one of two persons named Papineau: Joseph Papineau (1752–1841), father of Louis-Joseph Papineau, who in 1801 bought the lordship of the Petite-Nation where the town formed; or Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789–1854), brother of Louis-Joseph and husband of Angélique-Louise, and considered the founder of this place.[2]

In 1896, the Village Municipality of Papineauville separated from Sainte-Angélique. Its first mayor was Henri Bourassa.[2]

On November 29, 2000, the Village Municipality of Papineauville and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Angélique were reunited and merged into the new Municipality of Papineauville.[2] The name Sainte-Angélique now identifies the sector of Papineauville which corresponds to the territory of the former parish municipality.[1]

On January 1, 2002, about of the Presqu'île Peninsula in the Ottawa River was transferred to the municipality of Plaisance.

Demographics

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Local government

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Education

The community is served by the French school board Commission Scolaire au Coeur des Vallees including École secondaire Louis-Joseph Papineau.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sainte-Angélique (Municipalité de paroisse) . 2008-10-06 . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French.
  2. Web site: Papineauville (Municipalité de village) . 2008-10-06 . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203701/http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=46820 . 2016-03-03 .