Saint-Marc-des-Carrières is a town 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, part of Portneuf Regional County Municipality

Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Portneuf is a Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The county administrative seat is Cap-Santé.- History :The Regional County Municipality of Portneuf was constituted as a regional administrative entity on November 25th 1981 by a Provincial decree creating the supralocal...

 in the Capitale-Nationale

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.

The place has earned the title of Rock Capital of Portneuf County because of its rock quarries that have played a significant role in the local economy. Even its name makes reference to these quarries (carrière means "quarry").

History

Since the early 19th century, the area has been known for its quarries of Trenton Limestone, that was used for many construction projects in that time period. The village, first known as Poiré, got its post office in 1863. By 1901, the place was called Châteauvert, in honour of Georges Châteauvert, who was postmaster, owner of the rock quarries, and first mayor from 1901 to 1903. That same year, the Parish of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières was formed by separating from Saint-Alban, Grondines, and Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault. A year later, it became a civil parish. After 1911, the village was called by its parish name. In 1918, the place was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières.

On June 12, 2004, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières gained city status.

Celebrity born in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières

• Jean-Louis Frenette
  Jean-Louis Frenette
  Jean-Louis Frenette was a Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an architectural draftsman by career....
  
   : member of the Canadian House of Commons
  Canadian House of Commons
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• Chantal Petitclerc
  Chantal Petitclerc
  Chantal Petitclerc, CC is a Canadian wheelchair racer.At the age of thirteen, she lost the use of both legs when a heavy barn door fell on her...
  
   : paralympic athlete

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 2774 (2001 to 2006 population change: -2.8 %)
• Population in 2001: 2855
• Population in 1996: 2955
• Population in 1991: 2844

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1170 (total dwellings: 1216)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.4 %
• French as first language: 98.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 1.3 %