Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality
. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island
, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago.
(1567-1622)and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.
In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François became the Municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 243 (total dwellings: 368)
Mother tongue:
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality
L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec
L'Île-d'Orléans is a Regional County Municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Capitale-Nationale region. Its seat is in Sainte-Famille. The RCM consists solely of the Île d'Orléans, an island in the Saint Lawrence River just east of Quebec City. It is the smallest RCM in Quebec in terms of...
. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island
Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The island was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage of French Canadians can trace ancestry to early residents of the island...
, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago.
History
The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de SalesFrancis de Sales
Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher...
(1567-1622)and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.
In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François became the Municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 573 (2001 to 2006 population change: 17.2 %)
- Population in 2001: 489
- Population in 1996: 484
- Population in 1991: 493
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 243 (total dwellings: 368)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 2.6 %
- French as first language: 95.7 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 1.7 %