| Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 47.1167°N -121°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1728 |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mélanie Royer-Couture |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 84.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 83.18 |
| Population Total: | 3806 |
| Population Density Km2: | 45.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 17.5% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2697 |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.[3]
First explored in 1693 by Louis Soumande (1652-1706) during a hunting expedition, the first settlers came in 1728 when some families were invited to settle there at the invitation of the area's seigneurial lords, also the leaders of the Seminary of Quebec. In 1801, the Parish of Saint-Ferréol was formed out of the parishes of Saint-Joachim and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, named after Jean Lyon de Saint-Ferréol (1692-1744), vicar to the Bishop of Quebec.[4]
In 1845, the municipality was first founded, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Féréol. In 1969, it changed status and was renamed to Municipality of Saint-Feréol-les-Neiges. The suffix Les-Neiges (French for "the snows") was added to highlight the good snow conditions of nearby Mont-Sainte-Anne and the resulting prosperity. In 1978, the spelling of its name was corrected by adding the extra "r".[4]
Population trend:[5]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,606 (total dwellings: 2,696)
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