Constituted April 10, 1896 Area 149.5 km² Local time Tuesday 10:25 PM | Settled c. 1893 Elevation 137 m (449 ft) Population 448 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne is a small village in the Portneuf Regional County in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Sainte-Anne River on Route 354, between St-Casimir and St-Raymond.
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Map of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, QC, Canada
It is the place where the Canadian-American actor Glenn Ford was born in 1916.
History
In 1893, the local mission was founded, named after Sainte Christine (born Clara Deschènes) who held a senior position at the Daughters of Charity in Quebec at that time. In 1895, it became a parish by separating from Saint-Raymond, Saint-Basile, and Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf. A year later, it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine and its post office opened.
The town was also frequently called Sainte-Christine-de-l'Auvergne, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, or Sainte-Christine-de-Portneuf in order to distinguish it from a namesake municipality in the Montérégie region. In 1991, the place officially changed its name to Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 225 (total dwellings: 411)
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