Municipality in Quebec, Canada
| Portneuf-sur-Mer | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Flag Coat of arms | |
 Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM | |
  Portneuf-sur-MerLocation in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′N 69°06′W / 48.617°N 69.100°W / 48.617; -69.100 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Constituted | September 12, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Maurice Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 210.12 km (81.13 sq mi) |
| • Land | 181.90 km (70.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 612 |
| • Density | 3.4/km (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 357 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0T 1P0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | portneuf-sur-mer |
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.
The municipality was known as Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf prior to January 31, 2004.
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.
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.
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.
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). 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.
Demographics
Population
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 321 (total dwellings: 357)
Mother tongue (2021):
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Local government
List of former mayors:
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- 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
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 382865". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 95040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Portneuf-sur-Mer (Code 2495040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Luc-de-Laval (municipalité) 1.1.1950 - 5.1.1980". www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Portneuf-sur-Mer (municipalité) 12.9.1902 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
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