Sainte-Croix is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,433 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 2001, after the amalgamation of the parish and the village of Sainte-Croix.
Sainte-Croix | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Sainte-Croix | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM | |
  Sainte-Croix Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°44′W / 46.62°N 71.73°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | October 5, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Gauthier |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.40 km2 (27.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,352 |
| • Density | 33.8/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,148 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132  R-271 |
| Website | ville-sainte-croix |
Name edit
Sainte-Croix name refers to the True Cross, but was in use well before its foundation in 1713. In fact, the seigneurie of Sainte-Croix was granted in 1637 to the Company of One Hundred Associates at a point named Platon Sainte-Croix (Holy Cross Flats in English), at the mouth of the Jacques-Cartier River. It had been named as such by Jacques Cartier, who had spent the winter of 1535-36 there. Samuel de Champlain explained in 1613 that there had been a mistake and this was not the place where Jacques Cartier had wintered. The point is now called Pointe Platon ("Plato (or Flat) Point").
Economy edit
South Shore Furniture is based in Sainte-Croix and has a factory in the municipality.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 371517". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33102". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Croix, Quebec (Code 2433102) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Leduc, Gilbert (2010-05-26). "Meubles South Shore: survivre à une tempête parfaite". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
External links edit
Media related to Sainte-Croix, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
