Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague- du-Cap-Tourmente
Parish municipality
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM.
St-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°04′N 70°50′W / 47.067°N 70.833°WCoordinates: 47°04′N 70°50′W / 47.067°N 70.833°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Côte-de-Beaupré
Constituted	January 1, 1917
Government[2]
• Administrator	Jacques Roberge
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area[2][3]
• Total	7.90 km^2 (3.05 sq mi)
• Land	0.35 km^2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	5
• Density	14.3/km^2 (37/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.0%
• Dwellings	12
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G1R 4R7
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 5.^[4] It is a relic of the seigneurial system of New France.^[1]

Geography

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente is a small enclave within the municipality of Saint-Joachim, at the foot of Cape Tourmente, and east of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, in the regional county municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré in the region of Capitale-Nationale.

Located near the provincial capital of Quebec City, it is part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec.

History

Named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga and Cap Tourmente, a stormy promontory named by Samuel de Champlain, the municipality was set up in 1917 by a law that detached certain buildings and lands belonging to the Séminaire de Québec from the parish of Saint-Joachim in order to avoid paying municipal taxes and fees. At that time, it had an area of several square kilometres, including farmland; however, the law specified that if the Séminaire sold any of its property, it would revert to Saint-Joachim.^[1]

By and by, all of the Séminaire's property was sold and was thereby returned to Saint-Joachim, except for the Petit-Cap property, which now constitutes the entire territory of the municipality.

Government

The municipality is not governed by a municipal council but by the Board of Directors of the Séminaire de Québec. As such, it does not have a mayor but rather an administrator.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente had a population of 18 living in 8 of its 12 total dwellings, an increase from its 2006 population of 0.^[5] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 5 living in 1 dwelling.^[4] With a land area of 0.35 km² (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.3/km² (37/sq mi) in 2011.^[5][4]

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2011: 5 (revised from 18 by Statistics Canada)^[4]
• Population in 2006: 0
• Population in 2001: 0
• Population in 1996: 4
• Population in 1991: 6

See also

• Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec
• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente census profile
4. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• (French) Municipal arms