Fossambault-sur-le-Lac

Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (French pronunciation: [fɔsɑ̃bo syʁ lə lak], lit. 'Fossambault on the Lake') is a city in the south part of Quebec, Canada, in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, just north of Quebec City. It had a population of 2,327 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is located near Saint-Joseph Lake.

Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
City
Lake Saint-Joseph in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Motto:  Crois en l'avenir
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM.
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°52′N 71°37′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Constituted	March 10, 1949
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean Laliberté
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	La Peltrie
Area [2][3]
• Total	13.80 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
• Land	11.49 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation	367 m (1,204 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,327
• Density	202.6/km2 (525/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	18.7%
• Dwellings	1,282
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G3N
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.fossambault- sur-le-lac.com

History

The settlement of Lake Saint-Joseph began at the beginning of the twentieth century. Only an occupation of the territory by a few Irish farmers provides the traces of human occupation in the nineteenth century. The resort phenomenon appeared around 1896, when notary Cyprien Labrecque built a residence. Later, notables occupied the premises: notaries, clerks, doctors, and merchants, most of whom were citizens of Quebec.

In 1934, Thomas Maher, a Quebec City businessman, purchased land from the Consolidated Paper Corporation around the upper basin of the lake and part of the southern basin. Subdivided, these lands were offered to vacationers who came mainly from Quebec. Aware of the picturesque character of the site, he included clauses in the sales contracts requiring the new owners to build residences adapted to the surrounding natural context. It was from that year that the development of Lake Saint-Joseph underwent a real boom.

The village of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, located in the southeastern part of Lake Saint-Joseph, was founded in 1949 by the first mayor, Mr. Jules Gingras. The municipality was then led by Mayor Jules Gingras, his secretary-treasurer Mr. J.R. D'Avignon and aldermen F.J. Dinan, Philémon Garneau, J. Omer Martineau, G.J. Montminy and J. Rolland Séguin.

More precisely, it was on March 10, 1949 that the municipality became, by Bill 174, the village of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac.^[4]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Quebec^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	817	—
1996	921	+12.7%
2001	1,055	+14.5%
2006	1,532	+45.2%
2011	1,613	+5.3%
2016	1,960	+21.5%
2021	2,327	+18.7%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac had a population of 2,327 living in 994 of its 1,282 total private dwellings, a change of 18.7% from its 2016 population of 1,960. With a land area of 11.49 km² (4.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 202.5/km² (524.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Canada census – Fossambault-sur-le-Lac community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,327 (+18.7% from 2016)	1,960 (+21.5% from 2011)	1,613 (+5.3% from 2006)
Land area	11.49 km2 (4.44 sq mi)	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)	11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population density	202.6/km2 (525/sq mi)	170.0/km2 (440/sq mi)	141.7/km2 (367/sq mi)
Median age	42.4 (M: 42.4, F: 42.4)	42.7 (M: 43.7, F: 41.5)	44.2 (M: 45.1, F: 43.1)
Private dwellings	1,282 (total)  994 (occupied)	1,283 (total)	1,257 (total)
Median household income	$103,000	$82,432	$72,030

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 2.1%
• French as first language: 95.5%
• English and French as first language: 1.5%
• Other as first language: 0.9%

Places of interest

Station Touristique Duchesnay is one of the most attractive places of the town. The Jacques-Cartier River flows just nearby, and Route Fossambault links the town to Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, where the Sainte Catherine's church is located. There is also a well-known hotel, called "Hotel de la Glace", with views overlooking the lake.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec