Country Canada Constituted January 1, 1885 Postal code(s) G0E 1G0 Area 160.6 km² Local time Tuesday 7:54 AM | Settled 1838 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area code(s) 418 and 581 Population 743 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather -9°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 65% Humidity RCMs Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality | ||
Cloridorme is a township municipality in the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. Cloridorme's economy is centered on fishing. Its population, according to the 2006 Canadian Census was 764. The township stretches for 16 kilometres (10 mi) along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and includes Cloridorme Bay where the Little and Great Cloridorme Rivers have their mouths.
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Map of Cloridorme, QC, Canada
In addition to the village of Cloridorme itself, the township's territory also includes the communities of Cloridorme-Ouest, Petite-Anse, Pointe-à-la-Frégate, and Saint-Yvon.
The name Cloridorme is of uncertain origin. It is believed that it was named after an early settler from the early 19th century named Cloridan Côté, originally from Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny. But this is unlikely since the name had been in use since the 18th century. A map of 1755 shows the plural form "Les Cloridormes", which had changed to "Les Chlorydormes" by the 19th century and remained in use until the early 20th century.
History
The area was first settled in 1838 by people from Montmagny. In 1853, a mission was set up, called Sainte-Cécile-de-Cloridorme. In 1871, the geographic township was formed, the following year the post office opened, and the year after that, the mission became a parish. In 1885, the Township Municipality of Cloridorme was established.
In 1957, the township lost a portion of its territory when Petite-Vallée became a separate incorporated municipality.