Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges is a municipality in 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....

, Canada.

History

First explored in 1693 by Louis Soumande (1652-1706) during a hunting expedition, the first settlers came in 1728 when some families were invited to settle there at the invitation of the area's seigneurial lords, also the leaders of the Seminary of Quebec. In 1801, the Parish of Saint-Ferréol was formed out of the parishes of Saint-Joachim and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, named after Jean Lyon de Saint-Ferréol (1692-1744), vicar to the Bishop of Quebec.

In 1845, the municipality was first founded, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Féréol. In 1969, it changed status and was renamed to Municipality of Saint-Feréol-les-Neiges. Les-Neiges (French for "snow") was added to highlight the good snow conditions of nearby 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...

and the resulting prosperity. In 1978, the spelling of its name was corrected by adding the extra "r".

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 2546 (2001 to 2006 population change: 26.4 %)
• Population in 2001: 2014
• Population in 1996: 2219
• Population in 1991: 1995

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1129 (total dwellings: 2058)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.3 %
• French as first language: 97.5 %
• English and French as first language: 0.4 %
• Other as first language: 0.8 %