Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Jean-des-Piles is a community in the Canadian
province of Quebec
. Formerly a separate parish municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality
, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation
of January 1, 2002.
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....
. Formerly a separate parish municipality in the Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality
Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie is a former regional county municipality in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of:Villes* Grand-Mère* Shawinigan* Shawinigan-SudMunicipalities* Charette* Lac-à-la-Tortue...
, it has been one of the seven sectors of the city of Shawinigan since the municipal amalgamation
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
of January 1, 2002.
Mayors
From 1897 to 2001, Saint-Jean-des-Piles had its own mayor and its own city council. The mayors were:| # | Mayor | Taking Office | Leaving |
| 1 | Isidore Giguère | 1897 | 1899 |
| 2 | Euchariste Crête | 1899 | 1899 |
| 1 | Isidore Giguère | 1899 | 1901 |
| 3 | Joseph Richard | 1901 | 1902 |
| 4 | Narcisse Benoît | 1902 | 1904 |
| 5 | Euchariste Crête | 1904 | 1910 |
| 6 | Uldéric Beaulac | 1910 | 1912 |
| 5 | Euchariste Crête | 1912 | 1913 |
| 7 | Gédéon Béland | 1913 | 1915 |
| 6 | Uldéric Beaulac | 1915 | 1931 |
| 8 | Philippe-Arthur Doucet | 1931 | 1933 |
| 6 | Uldéric Beaulac | 1933 | 1935 |
| 9 | Donat Gélinas | 1935 | 1939 |
| 10 | Paul Cadorette | 1939 | 1947 |
| 9 | Donat Gélinas | 1947 | 1949 |
| 10 | Paul Cadorette | 1949 | 1954 |
| 11 | Maurice Bellemare Maurice Bellemare Maurice Bellemare, OC was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was known as Le Vieux Lion de la Politique Québécoise because of his colourful style and his many years of public office... |
1954 | 1957 |
| 12 | Louis Lizotte | 1957 | 1968 |
| 11 | Maurice Bellemare Maurice Bellemare Maurice Bellemare, OC was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was known as Le Vieux Lion de la Politique Québécoise because of his colourful style and his many years of public office... |
1968 | 1970 |
| 12 | Louis Lizotte | 1970 | 1972 |
| 13 | Patrick Gentes | 1972 | 1973 |
| 14 | Jean-Marie Beaulac | 1973 | 1979 |
| 15 | Michel Lépine | 1979 | 1996 |
| 16 | Angèle Lépine-Rivard | 1996 | Needs more research |
| 17 | Jean Trudel | Needs more research | 2001 |