Chute-Saint-Philippe, Quebec

Chute-Saint-Philippe
Municipality

Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Chute-Saint-Philippe

Location in central Quebec

Coordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.650°N 75.233°W / 46.650; -75.233Coordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.650°N 75.233°W / 46.650; -75.233[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Antoine-Labelle
Constituted October 26, 1940
Government[2]
 • Mayor Normand St-Amour
 • Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
 • Total 321.40 km2 (124.09 sq mi)
 • Land 298.73 km2 (115.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 892
 • Density 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.2%
 • Dwellings 860
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0W 1A0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 311
Website www.chute-
saint-philippe.ca

Chute-Saint-Philippe is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the Laurentian Hills that are dominated by mixed forest.[1]

History

The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901).[1]

In 1921, a mission was founded here with Philip the Apostle as its patron saint. In 1934, the place was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 424 (total dwellings: 860)

Mother tongue:


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chute-Saint-Philippe (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 79065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Chute-Saint-Philippe census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Lac-Saint-Paul
Lac-Douaire
Ferme-Neuve Rivière-Rouge
   Chute-Saint-Philippe  
Lac-des-Écorces Lac-Saguay


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