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Saint-Gédéon, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint-Gédéon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒedeɔ̃]) or Saint-Gédéon-de-Grandmont[citation needed] ([sɛ̃ ʒedeɔ̃ də ɡʁɑ̃mɔ̃]) 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.
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Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 2001 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.6%)
- Population in 2006: 2351
- Population in 2001: 2392
- Population in 1996: 1760
- Population in 1991: 1640
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 846 (total dwellings: 1181)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 99.5%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Religion
According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Roman Catholicism had 1,845 adherents[6] in the municipality in 2001, with more than 96% of the population concentrated in one parish, Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. There were 55 atheists[6] (3%), and 15 Protestants[6] (1%). 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.
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Culture
Louis Hémon wrote the first draft of Maria Chapdelaine while staying in Saint-Gédéon in 1912.
Transportation
The Blueberry Cycling Route (La véloroute des Bleuets in French), part of the Route Verte, goes through Saint-Gédéon.
Images
Charles-Eugène-Couture Bridge (Route 170) over the Belle Rivière
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Church
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