Saint-Paulin, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Paulin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ polɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Paulin | |
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Aerial view of Saint-Paulin | |
| Motto: Fierté et Amitié ("Pride and Friendship") | |
 Location within Maskinongé RCM | |
  St-Paulin Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′N 73°02′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Maskinongé |
| Settled | 1824[1] |
| Constituted | February 27, 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Frappier |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Maskinongé |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.25 km2 (37.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.41 km2 (36.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,541 |
| • Density | 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  2.9% |
| • Dwellings | 794 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-349  R-350 |
| Website | www |
In addition to the namesake main population centre, the municipality also include the village of Hunterstown (46°26′47″N 73°0′58″W,[4] named after Peter Hunter[1]), and the hamlet of Renversy (46°23′50″N 73°0′55″W)[5]
History
Settlement began in 1824 with the construction of a sawmill in Hunterstown Township, that was already drawn up by 1795 on the Gale and Duberger map. In 1847, the parish of Saint-Paulin was formed when it split off from Saint-Léon-le-Grand. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Paulin was established. In 1860, its post office opened. The village itself separated from the parish municipality in 1924 to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Paulin.[1]
In 1988, the parish and village municipalities, together with the Township Municipality of Hunterstown (formed in 1861), merged to form the current Municipality of Saint-Paulin.[1]
Demographics
Government
List of former mayors:[7]
- Paul Boulanger (1988–1991, 1995–1999)
- Firmin St-Yves (1991)
- Jules Duhaime (1991–1995)
- Jacques Dupuis (1999)
- Marc-André Lessard (1999–2002)
- Brigitte Gagnon (2003–2013)
- Serge Dubé (2013–2020)
- Claude Frappier (2020–present)
