Saint-Joachim, Quebec should not be confused with Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec.
| Saint-Joachim | |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 47.05°N -121°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Marc Dubeau |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 35.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 42.61 |
| Area Note: | There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 1471 |
| Population Density Km2: | 34.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
| Population Blank1: | 8.0% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 661 |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Saint-Joachim is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region. Located at the foot of Cape Tourmente, it is home to the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area and Canyon Sainte-Anne.
The area, first called after Cape Tourmente, is one of the first places of New France to be colonized. In 1628, it was destroyed by the Kirke Brothers but it became an agricultural centre again after 1668 when François de Laval bought land around the cape to establish farms to feed his Seminary of Quebec. A few years later, the Saint-Joachim Parish was founded, and the place became known by the parish name.[4]
In 1845, the parish municipality was formed, but abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855.[4]
In 1916, Saint-Joachim lost large portions of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente was created to separate the lands and buildings belonging to the seminary from Saint-Joachim. However, except for a small enclave, these lands have returned to Saint-Joachim over time.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Joachim had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 42.33km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
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