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Saint-Gédéon, Quebec

Not to be confused with Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Quebec or the former Saint-Gédéon parish municipality that merged with it.

Saint-Gédéon
Municipality
Rue de Quen
Rue de Quen
Coat of arms of Saint-Gédéon
Coat of arms
Official logo of Saint-Gédéon
Location of Saint-Gédéon
Saint-Gédéon is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Saint-Gédéon
Saint-Gédéon
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°30′N 71°46′W / 48.500°N 71.767°W / 48.500; -71.767[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
Settled1863
ConstitutedDecember 6, 1975
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacob Coulombe
 • Federal ridingLac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
82.80 km2 (31.97 sq mi)
 • Land63.38 km2 (24.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,177
 • Density34.3/km2 (89/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.4%
 • Dwellings
1,219
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0W 2P0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-170
Websitewww.st-gedeon.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Gédéon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒedeɔ̃]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est and the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. It is on the eastern shore of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Belle River.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 2,177 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.4%)
  • Population in 2016: 2,085
  • Population in 2011: 2,001
  • Population in 2006: 1,931
  • Population in 2001: 1,923
  • Population in 1996: 1,877
  • Population in 1991: 1,803
  • Population in 1986: 1,785
  • Population in 1981: 1,690
  • Population in 1976: 1,646

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 968 (total dwellings: 1,219)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 98.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0.2%
  • Other as first language: 0.5%

Religion

According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada[6], Roman Catholicism had 1,625 adherents in the municipality in 2021. There were 395 atheists (18%). Residents of Saint-Gédéon belonging to other religions represented less than 1% of the population.

There is a Roman Catholic cemetery, cimetière Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. Saint-Gédéon has a permanent deacon, Daniel Audy, M.A., who was ordained by Mgr Couture, on June 7, 1991 of the feast day of the Sacred Heart.

Arts and culture

Louis Hémon wrote the first draft of Maria Chapdelaine while staying in Saint-Gédéon in 1912.

Infrastructure

Charles-Eugène-Couture Bridge (Route 170) over the Belle Rivière

The Blueberry Cycling Route (La véloroute des Bleuets in French), part of the Route Verte, goes through Saint-Gédéon.

Images

  • Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Church
    Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Church

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72560". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Gédéon Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Gédéon census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ^ "Saint-Gédéon community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  6. ^ "Saint-Gédéon community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-02-17.

Bibliography

French

  • Christine Côté, Louanges d'un siècle, St-Gédéon: Paroisse Saint-Antoine, 1984, 94 pages
  • Johanne Laberge et collaborateurs, Itinéraire toponymique du Saguenay Lac St-Jean , Commission de toponymie du Québec, 1983, 101 pages
  • René Raymond, Pédologie de la région du Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec : Ministère de l'agriculture et de la colonisation, Division des sols, 1965, 157 pages
  • Mère Sainte-Hélène, N.D.B.C., Saint-Gédéon de Grandmont célèbre son centenaire, 1864-1964, Saint-Gédéon, 1964, 184 pages
  • Victor Tremblay, « Saint-Gédéon », Saguenayensia Volume 6, numéro 3, mai-juin 1964, page 64
  • Girard, Camil; Perron, Normand (1979). Histoire du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (in French). Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture. ISBN 2-89224-126-X..
  • Bouchard, Russel (1988). Le Pays du Lac-Saint-Jean : esquisse historique de la colonisation (in French). ISBN 2-9800373-8-9.
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