Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Tite-des-Caps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ tit de kap]) is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.
Saint-Tite-des-Caps | |
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Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 2026 | |
| Motto: Travail Vertu | |
 Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM | |
  St-Tite-des-Caps Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Settled | 1853 |
| Constituted | December 24, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Majella Pichette |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.42 km2 (51.13 sq mi) |
| • Land | 129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,504 |
| • Density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.1% |
| • Dwellings | 887 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138  R-360 |
| Website | sainttitedescaps |
The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.[1]
History
In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.[1]
In 1971, a part of its territory was dissolved and returned to unorganized.[4]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 720 (total dwellings: 887)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.3%
- French as first language: 98.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0.3%
Local government
List of mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:[7]
- Isaïe Ferland (1861–1862, 1873–1875, 1881–1882, 1885–1887)
- Hypolitte Dessers (1862–1863)
- Jean–Baptiste Jean (1863–1864)
- Éloi Boucher (1864–1866)
- Célestin Chevalier (1866–1868, 1872–1873)
- Onézime Leblond (1868–1872, 1875–1877)
- Alexandre Lavoie (1877–1878)
- Alfred Leclair (1878–1880)
- Napoléon Poulin (1880–1881)
- Édouard Girard (1882–1885, 1887–1890, 1891–1893)
- Jules Gagnon (1890–1891)
- Auguste Lavoie (1893–1897)
- Norbert Morency (1897–1914)
- Wilfrid Labranche (1914–1916)
- Ludger Leblond (1916–1917)
- Joseph Gauthier (1917–1921)
- Achille Lachance (1921–1931)
- David Morency (1931–1935, 1937–1944)
- Alfredo Leclerc (1935–1937)
- Télesphore Duclos (1944–1949)
- Ludger Duclos (1949–1958, 1964–1966)
- Noël Drouin (1958–1961)
- Albany Duclos (1961–1964)
- Paul–Eugène Morency (1966–1967)
- Roland Ferland (1967–1969)
- Jean–Noël Fortin (1969–1971)
- Paul Duchesne (1971–1975)
- Léopold Ferland (1975–1984)
- Huguette Filion Morency (1984–1987)
- Jean–Claude Clouet (1987–1998)
- Anne–Marie Guilbault (1998–2005)
- Pierre Dion (2005–2013)
- Majella Pichette (2013– )
See also
- Rivers flowing through Saint-Tite-des-Caps
- List of municipalities in Quebec
