Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce

Sainte-Marie, Quebec

Sainte-Marie, Quebec

City in Quebec, Canada

Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as of 2021. It is located 59 kilometres (37 mi) south-east of Quebec City, on the Chaudière River.

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History

The seigneurie of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was granted to Thomas-Jacques Taschereau in 1736. He chose the name in honour of his wife, Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière. The religious parish was founded in 1737 and the municipality in 1845.

The territory of Sainte-Marie was divided on several occasions, as population increased, in order to found neighbouring communities: Saint-Bernard, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Maxime-de-Scott (now Scott), Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Sylvestre, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Séverin, Saints-Anges, and Vallée-Jonction.

In 1913, the territory was split again, following the detachment of the village (urban part of the territory) from the parish municipality (rural part). In 1958, the village was constituted as a city and in 1959, Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was renamed as Sainte-Marie. In 1978, the city and the parish municipality governments amalgamated.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marie had a population of 13,134 living in 5,500 of its 5,630 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 13,565. With a land area of 107.55 km2 (41.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 122.1/km2 (316.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

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References

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    "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56297". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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    "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
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    "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
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    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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