Château-Richer
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The first rural parish in New France was established in 1678, by the members of La Compagnie-des-Cents-Associés. Château-Richer was the first home to Quebec's oldest families (les Greniers, Giroux, Vachons, Bélangers, Juchereaux, Cloutiers) with descendants remaining to this day. In fact, a fairly large segment of the town's population can be traced back to those enterprising pioneers tasked with establishing a fur-trading post while increasing the population.
The town stretches for several miles alongside Route 138. This road, originally known as Le Chemin du Roy (The King’s Road) or Le Chemin-Royal (The Royal Road), would later be renamed l’Avenue Royale . It is among the first roads to be built in North America.
In addition to the main namesake population centre, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Le Moyne (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[1] Rivière-Cazeau (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[2] Sault-à-la-Puce (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[3] Saint-Achillée (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[4] and Saint-Ignace (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[5]
History
In 1626, Samuel de Champlain established in Château-Richer the first farm in the Saint Lawrence valley, to feed the people of Quebec city. Jean Bourdon's map of 1641 is the earliest source that mentions the name "Chateau Richer", referring only to the cape or headland on which stands the present church. But the origin of this name remains uncertain. In 1646, Olivier Letardif, Lord and Chief Prosecutor, granted 20 concessions to the inhabitants of Château-Richer so that they could officially establish themselves properly.[6][7]
In 1678, the local parish was formed, named La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame. On March 15, 1753, Château-Richer became very first organized village in New France. In 1832, the post office opened. In 1845, the municipality was first established but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished in 1855 when it was incorporated as a parish municipality.[6][7] Château-Richer was the county town of defunct Montmorency County.[8]
In 1968, it changed its status to "town" and became Ville de Château-Richer.[6]
In 1971, a part of Château-Richer was dissolved and returned to unorganized.[9]
Demographics
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Mother tongue (2021):[10]
- English as first language: 0.8%
- French as first language: 97.7%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 0.7%
Government
List of former mayors:[7]
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- Lemoine, H.: 1845–1848
- Huot, Michel: 1849–1851
- Renaud, Jean: 1852–1854
- Rheaume, Charles: 1855–1857
- Bernier, L.P.: 1858–1859
- Gravel, Alexandre: 1860–1871
- Cloutier, Vincent: 1872–1873
- Tremblay, Onésime: 1874–1875
- Cauchon, Pierre: 1876–1876
- Cloutier, Edouard: 1877–1885
- Gravel, Louis-Nérée: 1886–1887
- Premont, Joseph: 1888–1888
- Cloutier, Joseph. P.: 1889–1890
- Gariepy, Edouard: 1890–1891
- Simard, Etienne Romain: 1891–1891
- Cote, François: 1882–1892
- Laplante, François Xavier: 1883–1895
- Cloutier, Nazaire: 1896–1899
- Dick, Herménégilde: 1900–1900
- Lefrancois, Amédée: 1901–1901
- Jobidon, Julien: 1902–1902
- Cloutier, Joseph: 1903–1916
- Cloutier, Emile: 1917–1920
- Cloutier, Joseph: 1921–1924
- Lefrancois, Jules A.: 1925–1931
- Jobidon, Hilaire: 1931–1933
- Gravel, Edouard Lazare: 1933–1935
- Jobidon, Pierre: 1935–1937
- Cauchon, Léonidas: 1937–1939
- Rheaume, Lucien: 1939–1959
- Gagnon, Philippe: 1959–1965
- Laplante, Omer: 1965–1967
- Bolduc, Jean-Guy: 1967–1973
- Premont, Paul-Emile: 1973–1977
- Bolduc, Jean-Guy: 1977–1978
- Verreault, Noël: 1978–1985
- Laplante, Léo: 1985–1993
- Cloutier, Jean-Guy: 1993–2005
- Dancause, Frédéric: 2005–2017
- Robitaille, Jean: 2017–2021
- Pouliot, Gino: 2021–present
Notable people
- Louis-Théodore Besserer, a prominent businessman of Ottawa, was born in Château-Richer.
See also
- Centre d'Interprétation de la Côte-de-Beaupré
- Rivers flowing through Château-Richer
- List of cities in Quebec
References
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External links
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