Constituted July 1, 1855 Area 150.2 km² Province Québec | Settled 1675 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 744 (2011) | |
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Priced at 3 000 000 chemin du fief petite rivi re saint fran ois qc g0a 2l0
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River. It is considered the gateway to the Charlevoix region.
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- Priced at 3 000 000 chemin du fief petite rivi re saint fran ois qc g0a 2l0
- Map of Petite RiviC3A8re Saint FranC3A7ois QC Canada
- Kitesurf prsf 4 juillet 2015 petite rivi re saint fran ois charlevoix qu bec canada
- History
- Demographics
- References
Map of Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois, QC, Canada
It is home to Le Massif ski resort.
Kitesurf prsf 4 juillet 2015 petite rivi re saint fran ois charlevoix qu bec canada
History
In June 1603, Samuel de Champlain sailed past there and wrote about the location: "The following Thursday, we left [Hare Island], and lowered the anchor in a dangerous cove on the north side, where there are some meadows and a little river where the Indians sometimes camp." The name Petite Rivière ("Little River") stuck, although over time the place has been identified in many other ways: Cap-Raide, Rivière-du-Sot, Anse-aux-Pommiers, l'Abattis (1695), l'Abatis (1755), Vieille-Rivière, Ruisseau-à-la-Nasse, Cap-Maillard, François-Xavier, Côte-de-Saint-François-Xavier' Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.
In 1675, the Seminary of Quebec, owner of the Beaupré Seignory that stretched from Beauport to Baie-Saint-Paul, granted land to Claude Bouchard, followed by another 15 concessions until the end of the 17th century. The settlement, the oldest in the Charlevoix region, grew at the mouth of the Little River in a deep valley east of Cape Maillard where natural open grassland accommodated the early colonizers. In 1721, the local parish was formed, named Saint-François-Xavier after Francis Xavier, founder of the Jesuits. In 1845, it was incorporated but the municipality was abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière. In common use, the place remained known as just Petite-Rivière.
In 1986, it changed status and name to become the Municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François.
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 320 (total dwellings: 617)
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