Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans explained

Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
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Pushpin Map:Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in central Quebec
Coordinates:46.8833°N -75°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:c. 1660
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:July 1, 1855
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sylvain Bergeron
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:32.20
Area Land Km2:31.64
Population Total:1743
Population Density Km2:55.1
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 12.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:811
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the west side of Orléans Island, and accessible by Quebec Route 368 and the Île d'Orléans Bridge which connects Saint-Pierre with the Beauport borough of Quebec City. Until 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Pierre.

The Quebec poet and songwriter Félix Leclerc (1914-1988) is buried in this town, having lived there from 1958 to his death.

Geography

Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is located on the west side of Orléans Island, downstream from Quebec City, in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River.

Since the northern slope of the island is conducive to the cultivation of grapes, apples and berries, several agri-food companies are located there, including vineyards, orchards and cider factories, a blackcurrant liqueur factory, pick-your-own small fruit and more.[2]

History

The first European settlers came to the area around 1660. They constructed the first chapel in 1662 and by 1679 the Parish of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul was formed which at that time also included the territory of Sainte-Pétronille. Between 1716 and 1718, one of the oldest churches in Quebec was built (since 1954 classified as a historic monument and occasionally used as a concert hall). In 1722, the civil parish was established. For 54 years from 1734 to 1788, the first bishop of Quebec born in Canada, Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly (1710-1788), served there as the resident priest.[3]

In 1845, the Parish Municipality was formed under the name of Saint-Pierre-Isle-d'Orléans, probably in honour of Apostle Peter. It was abolished two years later in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality, but restored again in 1855 as Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.[3] In 1874, it lost a portion of its territory when Sainte-Pétronille separated and became a municipality.[4] Over time, only the "Saint-Pierre" part of the name was retained.

In 1935, the Île d'Orléans Bridge was built, leading to a steady increase of residential development and making Saint-Pierre now the most populated municipality on the island. In 1997, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Pierre was renamed to Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans to better distinguish the town from other namesake municipalities.[3]

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
1,680 12.3%98.5%5 50.0%0.3%5 0.0%0.3%10 0.0%0.6%
1,915 12.0%98.2%10 33.3%0.5%5 0.0%0.3%10 n/a0.5%
1,710 0.9%98.84%15 50.0%0.87%5 50.0%0.29%0 100.0%0.00%
1,695 6.4%96.31%10 n/a%0.57%10 33.3%0.57%45 350.0%2.56%
1,810 5.7%98.64%0 0.0%0.00%15 n/a%0.82%10 0.0%0.54%
1,920 n/a99.48%0n/a0.00%0n/a0.00%10n/a0.52%

Tourism and attractions

Orleans Island, known as the "Garden of Quebec", attracts many vacationers and daytrippers with its pastoral character and cultural heritage. Since they enter the island through Saint-Pierre, it is home to many businesses catering to tourism, such as bed-and-breakfast accommodations, restaurants, art galleries, and sugar houses.[5]

Local attractions include:

Local government

Year! colspan="2" scope="col"
LiberalConservativeBloc QuébécoisNew DemocraticGreen
202119%17536%33638%3563%281%12
201916%15734%34235%3476%572%23
Year! colspan="2" scope="col"
CAQLiberalQC solidaireParti Québécois
201850%54719%20412%12718%193
201438%39938%3965%5118%190

Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans forms part of the federal electoral district of Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix and has been represented by Caroline Desbiens of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is part of the Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré electoral district and is represented by Kariane Bourassa of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2022.

List of former mayors:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec. 9 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Saint-Pierre .
  3. Web site: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (Municipalité) . 2009-10-23 . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French.
  4. Web site: Sainte-Pétronille (Municipalité de village) . 2009-10-20 . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Île d'Orléans . 2009-10-23 . Île d'Orléans Tourism . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090816095450/http://www.iledorleans.com/eng/portrait-de-lile-dorleans.asp . 2009-08-16 .