Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec
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Saint-Félix-de-Valois is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942.
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History
Historically it was part of the Berthier Seignory. Circa 1830, a small group of pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland started to colonize the place. In 1840, the Mission of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was formed and soon after in 1844 it became a parish when it separated from the Sainte-Élisabeth Parish. It was named after Felix of Valois.[3]
In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was first established, but abolished two years later. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[3]
In 1926, the main village, also known as Saint-Félix-de-Valois, was incorporated as a separate Village Municipality. On December 24, 1997, the parish municipality and the village municipality were reunited into the new Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois.[3]
Demographics
Population
| Historical Census Data - Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 5,132 | — |
| 1996 | 5,442 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 5,465 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5,755 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6,029 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 6,305 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 6,975 | +10.6% |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3057 (total dwellings: 3190)
Language
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.9%
- French as first language: 97.5%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 1%
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares is the French school board.
- École secondaire de l'Érablière
- École des Moulins (Saint-Félix-de-Valois)
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board serves as the English school board.[7]
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[9]
Notable residents
- Peter B. Champagne, American businessman and politician
- Michel Vaillancourt, silver medalist at the 1976 Olympics in equestrian
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geographic code 62007 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Félix-de-Valois census profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ↑ "des Moulins (pavillon Notre-Dame)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "des Moulins (pavillon Sainte-Marguerite)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ward #10." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on July 31, 2015.
- ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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