| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Motto: | Sagesse que de Gouverner sans Violence ([it is] wisdom to govern without violence) |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 46.6833°N -75°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1806 |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | October 24, 1918 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Guy Denis |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 16.64 |
| Population Total: | 2862 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 172.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
| Population Blank1: | 3.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1282 |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Saint-Marc-des-Carrières is a town in Quebec, Canada, part of Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region.
The place has earned the title of Rock Capital of Portneuf County because of its rock quarries that have played a significant role in the local economy. Even its name makes reference to these quarries (carrière means "quarry").
Since the early 19th century, the area has been known for its quarries of Trenton Limestone, that was used for many construction projects in that time period. The village, first known as Poiré, got its post office in 1863. By 1901, the place was called Châteauvert, in honour of Georges Châteauvert, who was postmaster, owner of the rock quarries, and first mayor from 1901 to 1903. That same year, the Parish of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières was formed by separating from Saint-Alban, Grondines, and Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault. A year later, it became a civil parish. After 1911, the village was called by its parish name. In 1918, the place was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières.[3]
On June 12, 2004, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières gained city status.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 17.29km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
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