Official Name: | Saint-Hélène-de-Breakeyville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Québec |
Subdivision Type2: | MRC |
Subdivision Name2: | Lévis |
Government Type: | Borough |
Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1909 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.37 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Population Total: | 4,059 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Saint-Hélène-de-Breakeyville is a district (secteur) within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of the city of Lévis. It is located on the Chaudière River. Prior to 2002, it was an independent municipality.
This town was founded by the Breakey family in 1909. John Breakey, who received a concession for this region, employed many local people at his sawmill in the beginning of the 1920s. Even during the depression of the thirties, timber rafting on the river provided jobs for many families. A closed local economy gave this town an exclusive status for several decades. The mill stopped operating because of decreased timber rafting and the modernization of transport options for the forest industry in the region. The residences of the Breakey family still exist and remain as attractions for their historic architecture.