Berthier-sur-Mer
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Berthier-sur-Mer (Script error: No such module "IPA"., Template:Lit) is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, east of Quebec City on Route 132.
History
Berthier-sur-Mer was named after Alexandre Berthier, a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, who was given title to this area in 1672. A year later, Berthier acquired another concession in the Lanaudière region, and his seignories became known as Berthier-en-bas (Lower Berthier) and Berthier-en-Haut (Upper Berthier, now Berthierville).[1]
In 1722, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-de-Bellechasse was created, but the place was called Berthier-en-bas in common use. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Berthier en bas was formed, dissolved in 1847, and reestablished in 1855.[1][2]
On August 29, 1971, the parish municipality was renamed to Berthier-sur-Mer, following the local practice of referring to the St. Lawrence River as a sea at this point due to its increasing width, tides, and salinity. On February 7, 2004, it changed statutes and became a regular municipality.[1][2]
Demographics
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Geology
A strip of rather interesting underlying sedimentary bedrock maintains a relatively straight shoreline through which a natural harbour, quite round in shape, has been eroded. The bedrock is set at about a 60 to 80° angle and is composed of hundreds of very thin layers of red shale interspersed every meter or so with Script error: No such module "convert". layers of what appears to be limestone. It is quite dramatic in places where it hasn't been worn down by human activities.
Notable people
- Victor Allard, mayor of Berthier from 1899 to 1903 and from 1912 to 1915
- Camille Roy, literary critic
- Paul-Eugène Roy, Archbishop of Quebec
- Jean-Marc Vallée, filmmaker
See also
References
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External links
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