Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁistin dovɛʁɲ]), formerly Sainte-Catherine (Parish Municipality), is located along the banks of the Sainte-Anne River, in the Capitale-Nationale region, Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.[2]
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne | |
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| Motto: Crois dans la joie | |
 Location within Portneuf RCM | |
  Ste-Christine-d'Auvergne Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°58′W[2] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | c. 1893 |
| Constituted | April 10, 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Francœur |
| • Fed. riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 149.91 km2 (57.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 143.60 km2 (55.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 617 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  12.0% |
| • Dwellings | 485 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418, 581 |
| Highways |  R-354 |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 617 (2021), on a land area of 144 square kilometres (56 sq mi), divided between logging and agricultural land development.[5] Demonym: Auvergnat, ate (French).
History
In 1893, the local mission was founded, named after Sister Sainte-Christine, born Clara Deschènes, who held a senior position at the Daughters of Charity in Quebec at that time.[2] In 1895, it became a parish by separating from Saint-Raymond, Saint-Basile, and Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf. In 1896, it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine, and its post office opened.[2][6]
The town was also frequently called Sainte-Christine-de-l'Auvergne, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, or Sainte-Christine-de-Portneuf in order to distinguish it from a namesake municipality in the Montérégie region. In 1991, the place officially changed its name to Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.[2]
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 617 (+12.0% from 2016) | 704 (+57.1% from 2011) | 448 (-3.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 143.60 km2 (55.44 sq mi) | 144.28 km2 (55.71 sq mi) | 143.85 km2 (55.54 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.4 (M: 57.2, F: 51.6) | 52.4 (M: 53.4, F: 51.1) | 50.9 (M: 51.4, F: 50.2) |
| Private dwellings | 485 (total) 323 (occupied) | 502 (total) | 411 (total) |
| Median household income | $64,500 | $52,608 | $41,293 |
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
620 |
600 |  13.0% |
96.8% | 10 |  0.0% |
1.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 5 | n/a% |
0.8% | |||||
2016 |
705 |
690 | 55.1% |
97.9% | 10 | n/a |
1.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2011 |
450 |
445 | 0.0% |
98.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 5 | 50.0% |
1.1% | |||||
2006 |
465 |
445 | 13.4% |
95.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 10 | n/a% |
2.2% | |||||
2001 |
330 |
330 | 1.5% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
335 |
335 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Notable people
- It is the place where the Canadian-American actor Glenn Ford was born in 1916.
