Beaupré, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Beaupré is a ville
in the Canadian
province of Quebec
, located in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
. The town is along the Saint Lawrence River
and Route 138
at the mouth of the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River
.
Mont-Sainte-Anne
, the highest skiing station in the eastern part of Canada, is located in Beaupré. It also one of the town's major sport attractions.
colony. In the 17th century, Breton
sailors, when landing on the coastal plains, reputedly exclaimed: "Oh! le beau pré" ("Oh! the beautiful meadow"). The fused form of Beaupré has been in use since at least 1636 when the Beaupré Company was established. Its parish formed out of two of the oldest parishes of Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Saint-Joachim. In 1928, the place was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire but its name was changed to Beaupré that same year in order to avoid confusion with several other namesake parishes.
In 1962, the parish municipality gained town status and became Ville de Beaupré.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1228 (total dwellings: 1466)
Mother tongue:
Ville
Ville is the modern French word of Latin origin now meaning city or town, but the first meaning in the middle-ages was farm and then village...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, located in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec
300px|rightLa Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. Regional County municipality seat is Château-Richer, Quebec. The municipality has a land area of 4,864.67 km² and a 2006 census population of 23,015 inhabitants. Its largest community is the...
. The town is along the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
and Route 138
Quebec route 138
Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec, following the entire north shore of the Saint Lawrence River past Montreal to the eastern terminus in Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal...
at the mouth of the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River
Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River
Ste-Anne-du-Nord River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river passes through Canyon Sainte-Anne before joining the Saint Lawrence River at Beaupré....
.
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in the city of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada, located about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain has a summit elevation of 800 metres above sea level and a vertical drop of 625 m . There are 66 trails covering on three different sides of the mountain...
, the highest skiing station in the eastern part of Canada, is located in Beaupré. It also one of the town's major sport attractions.
History
The area has been inhabited since the beginning of the New FranceNew France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
colony. In the 17th century, Breton
Breton people
The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The...
sailors, when landing on the coastal plains, reputedly exclaimed: "Oh! le beau pré" ("Oh! the beautiful meadow"). The fused form of Beaupré has been in use since at least 1636 when the Beaupré Company was established. Its parish formed out of two of the oldest parishes of Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Saint-Joachim. In 1928, the place was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire but its name was changed to Beaupré that same year in order to avoid confusion with several other namesake parishes.
In 1962, the parish municipality gained town status and became Ville de Beaupré.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 3006 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.9 %)
- Population in 2001: 2761
- Population in 1996: 2799
- Population in 1991: 2676
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1228 (total dwellings: 1466)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.6 %
- French as first language: 95.9 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 2.5 %