Saint-Tite-des-Caps is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality

La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec

300px|rightLa Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. Regional County municipality seat is Château-Richer, Quebec. The municipality has a land area of 4,864.67 km² and a 2006 census population of 23,015 inhabitants. Its largest community is the...

 in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada. Located on Route 138

Quebec route 138

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 to Baie-Saint-Paul

Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec

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, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River

Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River

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 forms the municipal western boundary.

The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.

History

In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim

Saint-Joachim, Quebec

Saint-Joachim is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region. Located at the foot of Cape Tourmente, it is home to the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area....

. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 1440 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 1426
• Population in 1996: 1522
• Population in 1991: 1523

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 610 (total dwellings: 863)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 100 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0 %

List of mayors

Mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:

• Isaïe Ferland (1861-1862, 1873-1875, 1881-1882, 1885-1887)
• Hypolitte Dessers (1862-1863)
• Jean-Baptiste Jean (1863-1864)
• Éloi Boucher (1864-1866)
• Célestin Chevalier (1866-1868, 1872-1873)
• Onézime Leblond (1868-1872, 1875-1877)
• Alexandre Lavoie (1877-1878)
• Alfred Leclair (1878-1880)
• Napoléon Poulin (1880-1881)
• Édouard Girard (1882-1885, 1887-1890, 1891-1893)
• Jules Gagnon (1890-1891)
• Auguste Lavoie (1893-1897)
• Norbert Morency (1897-1914)
• Wilfrid Labranche (1914-1916)
• Ludger Leblond (1916-1917)
• Joseph Gauthier (1917-1921)
• Achille Lachance (1921-1931)
• David Morency (1931-1935, 1937-1944)
• Alfredo Leclerc (1935-1937)
• Télesphore Duclos (1944-1949)
• Ludger Duclos (1949-1958, 1964-1966)
• Noël Drouin (1958-1961)
• Albany Duclos (1961-1964)
• Paul-Eugène Morency (1966-1967)
• Roland Ferland (1967-1969)
• Jean-Noël Fortin (1969-1971)
• Paul Duchesne (1971-1975)
• Léopold Ferland (1975-1984)
• Huguette Filion Morency (1984-1987)
• Jean-Claude Clouet (1987-1998)
• Anne-Marie Guilbault (1998-2005)
• Pierre Dion (2005- )