Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡabʁijɛl də valkaʁtje]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It has been home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | |
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| Motto: À l'unisson ("At nature's tempo") | |
 Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM | |
  St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Settled | 1816 |
| Constituted | October 5, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brent Montgomery |
| • Fed. riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | La Peltrie |
| Area | |
• Total | 447.31 km2 (172.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 432.62 km2 (167.04 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,223 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  4.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,136 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418, 581 |
Highways  A-573 |  R-369  R-371 |
| Website | www |
History
In 1647, Robert Giffard de Moncel was granted the Saint-Gabriel seignory that became property of the Jesuits in 1667 and Crown property in 1800. Around 1816, John Neilson (1776-1848), together with Andrew Stuart and Louis Moquin, Quebec lawyers, obtained some 50 concessions in the Saint-Gabriel seignory. This marked the start of the Val-Cartier settlement that was intended to receive Irish and Scottish colonizers.[1]
In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was formed when it was detached from Sainte-Catherine(-de-la-Jacques-Cartier) and Charlesbourg. In 1845, the Municipality of Valcartier was created in 1845 but abolished in 1847. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was officially established in 1855, then divided in 1862 into two municipalities: Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.[1] George Ranken, a british soldier and travel writer, contributed to finance the construction of Christ Church in 1854.[4]
In 1985, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier were merged again to form the current municipality.[1]
Demography
Historical Census Data - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 1,067 (total dwellings: 1,136)[3]
Historical census populations – Saint-Gabriel-Ouest (1862–1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable people
- Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr, film director[8]
- Marc-André Bédard (born 1986), biathlete[9]
- John Neilson (1776–1848), co-founder of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, member of the Parliament of Lower Canada, and publisher[10]
- Andrew Stuart (1785–1840), co-founder of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, and president of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec[10]
