Portneuf-sur-Mer
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Portneuf-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [pɔʁnœf syʁ mɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The municipality is located at the mouth of the Portneuf River on the St. Lawrence River.
Portneuf-sur-Mer | |
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Marina of Portneuf-sur-Mer | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM | |
  Portneuf-sur-Mer Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′N 69°06′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Constituted | September 12, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Maurice Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
• Total | 210.12 km2 (81.13 sq mi) |
| • Land | 181.90 km2 (70.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 612 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 357 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | portneuf-sur-mer |
The municipality was known as Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf prior to January 31, 2004.[4]
History
Around 1500, this place was already visited by Basques whalers and sealers, who may have named it after Port-Neuf near Bayonne in Basque Country. It was mentioned by Samuel de Champlain in 1626 as "Port neuf", and François de Crespieul held his first mass there in 1683. A trading post existed there at the end of the 17th century. In 1788, a chapel was built at the mouth of the Portneuf River and dedicated to Saint Anne.[1]
Permanent settlement began in around 1845, and the community had several names over time: Saint-Georges in 1848 (after the surveyor Georges Duberger), Portneuf Mills in 1882 (due to the presence of a mill), and Hamilton Cove in 1883 (named after a forestry company). This last name was also chosen for the post office. The Innu called the location Mitinekapitsh or Mitinakup.[1]
In 1875, the parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf was founded. In 1902, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Sainte-Anne de Portneuf, when it split off from the Township of Saint-Paul de Mille-Vaches (now part of Longue-Rive). In 1949, the post office was renamed to Portneuf-sur-Mer.[1]
On January 1, 1950, it lost part of its territory when the Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Laval was created (which was annexed into Forestville in 1980).[5] On July 16, 1955, the united township municipality changed statutes and became a regular municipality. On January 31, 2004, it was renamed to Portneuf-sur-Mer.[6]
Demographics
Population
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 321 (total dwellings: 357)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
List of former mayors:
- Alcide Tremblay (1940–1941)
- Albertus Bouchard (1941–1943)
- Alcide Tremblay (1943–1957)
- Gilles Tremblay (1957–1958)
- Alcide Tremblay (1959–1961)
- Jules Ouellet (1961–1963)
- Alcide Tremblay (1963–1964)
- Benoit Gagnon (1964–1966)
- Adélard Maltais (1966–1967)
- Alcide Tremblay (1967–1973)
- Clarisse Miller Gagnon (1973–1977)
- Renaud Desmeules (1977–1985)
- Jean-Marie Delaunay (1985–2013)
- Gontran Tremblay (2013–2021)
- Jean-Maurice Tremblay (2021–present)
Notable people
- Hugo Girard, strongman
