Saint-Victor, Quebec
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Saint-Victor is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche
in Quebec
, Canada
, which is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
region. Its population is 2,574 as of 2010. It is named after Pope Victor I
.
; some others came from Lauzon and Bellechasse
townships.
Tring township municipality is created in 1845, abolished in 1847, then reestablished in 1855. It is split in 1864 to form Saint-Victor-de-Tring and Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring
municipalities. Saint-Victor-de-Tring took its name from catholic parish established in 1848 and canonical in 1852, following its separation from Saint-François-de-Beauce and part from Tring and Broughton townships. The name retained brings to the fact that construction of the first chapel started July 28, which is saint Victor
(Pope Victor I) feast.
municipalities. At last, little Lac Castor is geographically situated between the two other lakes. Victorian territory is 55% covered by forest.
Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Robert-Cliche is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the Chaudière River, in Chaudière-Appalaches, between La Nouvelle-Beauce and Beauce-Sartigan....
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
Canada
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, which is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
region. Its population is 2,574 as of 2010. It is named after Pope Victor I
Pope Victor I
Pope Saint Victor I was Pope from 189 to 199 .Pope Victor I was the first bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa: probably he was born in Leptis Magna . He was later canonized...
.
Origins
Colonization started at the beginning of 19th century in Tring township, created in 1804. Colonization peeked between 1834 and 1838 on the portion of the future Saint-Victor-de-Tring territory. Settlers came from neighbor territories: Saint-François (Beauceville) and Saint-Joseph-de-BeauceSaint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,490 as of 2009....
; some others came from Lauzon and Bellechasse
Bellechasse
Bellechasse may refer to:In Quebec, Canada:* Bellechasse * Bellechasse * Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec...
townships.
Tring township municipality is created in 1845, abolished in 1847, then reestablished in 1855. It is split in 1864 to form Saint-Victor-de-Tring and Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,680 as of 2006. It was named after Ephrem the Syrian.-See also:...
municipalities. Saint-Victor-de-Tring took its name from catholic parish established in 1848 and canonical in 1852, following its separation from Saint-François-de-Beauce and part from Tring and Broughton townships. The name retained brings to the fact that construction of the first chapel started July 28, which is saint Victor
Pope Victor I
Pope Saint Victor I was Pope from 189 to 199 .Pope Victor I was the first bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa: probably he was born in Leptis Magna . He was later canonized...
(Pope Victor I) feast.
Split and merger
March 1, 1922, Saint-Victor-de-Tring splits in two different municipalities, which are the village and the parish (country). Originally called Saint-Victor-de-Tring, the village municipality change its name for Saint-Victor in 1955. The current municipality of Saint-Victor is created December 31, 1996, with the merger of the two municipalities of Saint-Victor-de-Tring (parish – country) and Saint-Victor (village).Conflagrations
Saint-Victor history has been deeply marked by six conflagrations that destroyed a major part the village in 1897 (and then church), 1916, 1931, 1941, 1948 and 1958.Geography
Saint-Victor urban area is erected on the hill above the little valley of Le Bras Saint-Victor river. Fortin Lake, largest lake in Beauce with length of 2.2 km, is surrounded by numerous houses and chalets. Lac aux Cygnes is shared between Saint-Victor and Saint-Benoît-LabreSaint-Benoît-Labre, Quebec
Saint-Benoît-Labre is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,630 as of 2009...
municipalities. At last, little Lac Castor is geographically situated between the two other lakes. Victorian territory is 55% covered by forest.
Culture and tourism
- Every year at mid-July is presented the famous Car Demolition Derby on the Bar Chez Jessie parking lot, held since more than 30 years.
- Since 1978, in July of every year is held a rodeo: Festivités WesternFestivites Western de Saint-VictorThe Festivites Western de Saint-Victor are held in Saint-Victor, Quebec, Canada, in July of each year since 1978.- External links :*...
(literally, Saint-Victor Western Festival) attracting 50 000 visitors on the event's week. - La Traversée du Lac Fortin open water swimming event is held yearly at end of July.
- La Course à obstacles is an amateur car race taking place in a sand pit, annually held at mid-August.
Economy
Saint-Victor encountered great economical dynamism in the 1990s. Many businesses manage their production towards USA exports, Canadian dollar weakness in this time being increasing the tendency. But with Canadian dollar rise in mid-2000s and the end of Asia textile quotas, some businesses had to reduce their production. However, residential construction maintains a good pace and population rises annually.Major businesses
- Beauce Eau (AquaBeauce brand) Official website – food
- Compagnie de téléphone de Saint-Victor Official website – telecommunications
- Deflex Composites Official website – fiberglass
- HP Gilbert & Fils – clothing
- Industries Bernard Official website – food
- Victor Woolen Official website – textile
- Bolduc Maple Products Official website – food
Education
- Saint-Cœur-de-Marie order's first covenant open at the village in 1903 and is further destroyed by fire on June 6, 1931. A second covenant is built in 1932 and also destroyed by fire while 1948 Saint-Victor's major conflagration. A third covenant is erected in 1949 which will close in 1967 with schools centralization.
- Another covenant existed in the station sector. It is closed in 1965 (centralization) and sold to Victor Woolen Ltd.
- Then, from 6th grade, boys were not allowed to have class in covenants (reserved to girls) and are teach in private houses. In 1957, Champlain school for boys is built and will close in 1972 with further centralization.
- Séminaire du Sacré-Coeur (seminary) for late calling teaches many men cohorts from 1918 until 1975, year of closing. It later became in 1977 an elders house operated by Fondation Aube-Nouvelle.
- As elsewhere in Quebec, progressive rural school closure led to a unified institution in the 1960s: École Centrale (Central School) greets its first students in January 1965. With the closure of the covenant, seven new classes will be added and officially blessed on August 21, 1967. In 1987, it will adopt a new name: École Le Tremplin.
- As other local school boards, Commission Scolaire de Saint-Victor disappears as a separate entity in July 1972 to make place for Commission Scolaire de Beauceville.
Transport
- Saint-Victor territory is crossed by a Québec provincial highway, Route 108Quebec route 108Route 108 is a two-lane east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Eastern Townships and Chaudière-Appalaches regions of Quebec, Canada...
. - The Saint-Victor-de-Beauce Aerodrome, a small private airport, is operated by the Club Aéronautique Doyon Inc.
- From 1892 to 1992, the Quebec Central RailwayQuebec Central RailwayThe Quebec Central Railway was a railway in the Canadian province of Quebec, that served the area of Quebec called the Eastern Townships, south of the St. Lawrence River. Its headquarters was in Sherbrooke. It was originally incorporated in 1869 as the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec...
deserves Saint-Victor through its Tring-Megantic subdivision.
Born in Saint-Victor
- The HonourableThe HonourableThe prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Joseph BolducJoseph BolducJoseph Bolduc, PC was Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 1916 to 1922.He was born in Beauce County, Canada East in 1847, the son of Augustin Bolduc, and was educated at College Sainte-Marie and Université Laval. He graduated as a public notary in 1874 but also earned his living as a farmer and...
PCQueen's Privy Council for CanadaThe Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
, has been mayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, farmerFarmerA farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
, manager at the Quebec Central RailwayQuebec Central RailwayThe Quebec Central Railway was a railway in the Canadian province of Quebec, that served the area of Quebec called the Eastern Townships, south of the St. Lawrence River. Its headquarters was in Sherbrooke. It was originally incorporated in 1869 as the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec...
, merchantMerchantA merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
, notaryCivil law notaryCivil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
, federal politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, and President of the Senate of Canada, was born June 22, 1847 and also died in Saint-Victor August 13, 1924. - Luc LacourcièreLuc LacourcièreLuc Lacourcière, CC was a Quebec author and ethnographer. In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.-External links:* at The Canadian Encyclopedia...
CCOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, folklorist, writer and teacher was born October 18, 1910. - Noël Lessard, massage therapist (ramancheur), was born in 1911 and treated at home people from everywhere, even from the USA, for more than 40 years.
- Major Fernand Rancourt D.F.C.Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
was born April 26, 1917, died in Saint-Georges February 13, 1991 and was buried February 18 in Saint-Victor. War hero, Major Rancourt in one of the very few in the whole Commonwealth to be awarded of the Distinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
, a prestigious military decoration. Pilot in the Royal Canadian Air ForceRoyal Canadian Air ForceThe history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
, Rancourt engaged an attack against a cargo along Normandie coast and on March 30 of the same year hit a nazi airplane. Fernand Rancourt is credited for sunking a nazi ship in the North Sea. - Normand LapointeNormand LapointeNormand Lapointe was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an insurance agent by career....
, federal liberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
MP for Beauce electoral districtBeauce (electoral district)Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.-Geography:...
from 1980 to 1984, was born January 2, 1939 and still lives there. - Robbert Fortin, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and printmakerPrintmakingPrintmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
, was born March 14, 1946. - Yves Lessard, caricaturist, is a son of the community.
- Karolin Métivier, figure skaterFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
, was born October 16, 1986. He has been a member of Équipe du Québec from 2001 to 2009, took part at seven Canadian championships and many international championships including Japan, Denmark and the USA. He got the second place in the 2002 Canada Games and has been Quebec senior champion in 2008.
Living or have been living in Saint-Victor
- Léon Provancher, Roman Catholic priest, naturalist, author, publisher, and editor, has been the first parish priest of Saint-Victor. Today's scientists regard him as Canada's science pioneer, and one of great North American naturalists of the 19th century.
- Caroline Bouchette called Maxine (1874–1957), Quebec author, wrote part of her youth-oriented books and historical chronicles at Saint-Victor's Fortin Lake. She's one of the first in Quebec to write on these literary themes.
- Jean-Marc Cormier, Quebec writer, lived in Saint-Victor in 1961 and 1962.
- Pierre Barthe, Quebec author, lives today in Saint-Victor's country.
- Jérôme Bourque, photo artist, lives in Saint-Victor's country.
Demographics
Year / Population| 1842 / 1246 | 1901 / 2471 | 1911 / 2561 | 1921 / 2178 | 1931 / 2324 |
| 1941 / 2375 | 1951 / 2402 | 1961 / 2350 | 1971 / 2144 | 1981 / 2343 |
| 1986 / 2337 | 2001 / 2438 | 2006 / 2491 | 2010 / 2574 |