Country Canada RCM L'Île-d'Orléans Constituted July 1, 1855 Area 50.7 km² Local time Tuesday 10:38 PM | Region Capitale-Nationale Settled 1660 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Province Québec Population 851 (2011) | |
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Sainte-Famille is a parish municipality in the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, part of the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. It is situated along the western shores of Orléans Island.
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Map of Sainte-Famille, QC, Canada
Founded in 1661, Sainte-Famille is the oldest settlement on the île d'Orléans and has one of the most important concentrations of houses of the old French regime.
History
In 1661, the first parish on Orleans Island was formed, known until 1679 as Paroisse de l'Île. The parish municipality was first established in 1845 as La Sainte-Famille, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. It is unclear when the article disappeared.
References
Sainte-Famille, Quebec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA