Saint-Tite-des-Caps

Not to be confused with Saint-Tite, Quebec.

Saint-Tite-des-Caps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ tit de kap]) is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.

Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Municipality
Motto:  Travail Vertu
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
St-Tite-des-Caps Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Côte-de-Beaupré
Settled	1853
Constituted	December 24, 1872
Government [2]
• Mayor	Majella Pichette
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	132.42 km2 (51.13 sq mi)
• Land	129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,504
• Density	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.1%
• Dwellings	887
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 4J0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-138 R-360
Website	sainttitedescaps.com

The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.^[1]

History

In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.^[1]

In 1971, a part of its territory was dissolved and returned to unorganized.^[4]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Saint-Tite-des-Caps

Year Pop. ±% 1871 663 —     1881 727 +9.7% 1891 975 +34.1% 1901 1,040 +6.7% 1911 1,192 +14.6% 1921 1,411 +18.4% 1931 1,401 −0.7% 1941 1,566 +11.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,678 +7.2% 1956 2,036 +21.3% 1961 2,057 +1.0% 1966 1,899 −7.7% 1971 1,780 −6.3% 1976 1,671 −6.1% 1981 1,700 +1.7% 1986 1,584 −6.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,523 −3.9% 1996 1,522 −0.1% 2001 1,426 −6.3% 2006 1,440 +1.0% 2011 1,506 +4.6% 2016 1,473 −2.2% 2021 1,504 +2.1%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[3][5][4][6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 720 (total dwellings: 887)^[3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 0.3%
• French as first language: 98.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.3%

Local government

List of mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:^[7]

• Isaïe Ferland (1861–1862, 1873–1875, 1881–1882, 1885–1887)
• Hypolitte Dessers (1862–1863)
• Jean–Baptiste Jean (1863–1864)
• Éloi Boucher (1864–1866)
• Célestin Chevalier (1866–1868, 1872–1873)
• Onézime Leblond (1868–1872, 1875–1877)
• Alexandre Lavoie (1877–1878)
• Alfred Leclair (1878–1880)
• Napoléon Poulin (1880–1881)
• Édouard Girard (1882–1885, 1887–1890, 1891–1893)
• Jules Gagnon (1890–1891)
• Auguste Lavoie (1893–1897)
• Norbert Morency (1897–1914)
• Wilfrid Labranche (1914–1916)
• Ludger Leblond (1916–1917)
• Joseph Gauthier (1917–1921)
• Achille Lachance (1921–1931)
• David Morency (1931–1935, 1937–1944)
• Alfredo Leclerc (1935–1937)
• Télesphore Duclos (1944–1949)
• Ludger Duclos (1949–1958, 1964–1966)
• Noël Drouin (1958–1961)
• Albany Duclos (1961–1964)
• Paul–Eugène Morency (1966–1967)
• Roland Ferland (1967–1969)
• Jean–Noël Fortin (1969–1971)
• Paul Duchesne (1971–1975)
• Léopold Ferland (1975–1984)
• Huguette Filion Morency (1984–1987)
• Jean–Claude Clouet (1987–1998)
• Anne–Marie Guilbault (1998–2005)
• Pierre Dion (2005–2013)
• Majella Pichette (2013– )

See also

• Rivers flowing through Saint-Tite-des-Caps
  • Lombrette River
  • Rivière des Chenaux
  • Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré)
• List of municipalities in Quebec