| Saint-Pamphile | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 46.9667°N -116°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | L'Islet |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | 21 January 1888 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Réal Laverdière (2009–2013) |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area Total Km2: | 137.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 137.78 |
| Population Total: | 2274 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 5.3% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1188 |
| Population Demonym: | Pamphilien(ne) |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | G0R 3X0 |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Saint-Pamphile is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec situated in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district. While the official municipal territory ends at the Canada–United States border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located immediately east of the border, known as St-Pamphile, Maine. The hamlet is historically part of the larger entity located in Quebec and is considered an integral part of the town by locals. The economy of St-Pamphile, Maine is entirely dependent upon the economy of St-Pamphile, Quebec, from which Maine residents obtain goods and services, and sometimes even employment. Saint-Pamphile, Quebec is the central town of 7 neighboring parishes and provides a CLSC, elementary school, and high school for the area.
The first settler in the town was Frédéric Vaillancourt from the nearby Saint-Aubert municipality in the year 1859. Given that the surrounding land appeared to be fertile amongst a mostly rocky landscape, many settlers followed his lead, and in 1870, Saint-Pamphile became a parish. In 1889, the area was officially declared a municipality. It wasn't until 1963 that Saint-Pamphile was granted the legal status of city.
The community was named in tribute to Pamphile-Gaspard Verreault, a notary who represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pamphile had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 137.78km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
The Saint Pamphile Border Crossing connects Canada and the United States.[3] It is at a logging yard; the main economic activity of the region is timber. There are two major companies present who deal with raw materials: Maibec and Matériaux Blanchet.
The lumberjack festival is always held in the last full weekend of August. It showcases a variety of sporting activities that call to mind the dominance of forestry in the region. At the event, one may watch forestry competitions and shows (comedy, music, dance, among others)[4] Other activities include barbecues, picnics, golf tournaments, and so on, and the gathering attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually.
In mid-February, another event takes place in St-Pamphile, known as the Appalachian Odyssey.[5] It attracts a large number of mushers for dog sled races, the longest trail for which is some 200km (100miles) long and crosses each of the seven parishes in the county. In addition to the dog sled tracks, there are also many other competitions during the event. This annual event gains popularity every year.