Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne

Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁistin dovɛʁɲ]; Municipality), formerly Sainte-Catherine (Parish Municipality), is located along the banks of the Sainte-Anne River, in the Capitale-Nationale region, Portneuf RCM, Quebec, Canada.^[2]

Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
Municipality
Cemetery, parish church,[1] Principale St. (Route 354)
Motto:  Crois dans la joie
Location within Portneuf RCM
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°58′W[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Portneuf
Settled	c. 1893
Constituted	April 10, 1896
Government [3]
• Mayor	Raymond Francœur
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Portneuf
Area [3][4]
• Total	149.50 km2 (57.72 sq mi)
• Land	143.60 km2 (55.44 sq mi)
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	617
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12%
• Dwellings	485
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 1A0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-354
Website	www.ste-christine.qc.ca

The municipality has 601 inhabitants (2019), on a territory of just over 145 km2, divided between logging and agricultural land development.^[5] Demonym: Auvergnat, ate (French).

Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux) upstream, from Ponts des Cascades^[6]

In 1893, the local mission was founded, named after Sister Sainte-Christine, born Clara Deschènes, who held a senior position at the Daughters of Charity in Quebec at that time.^[2]

In 1895, it became a parish by separating from Saint-Raymond, Saint-Basile, and Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine. In 1896 its post office opened. ^[7]

The town was also frequently called Sainte-Christine-de-l'Auvergne, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, or Sainte-Christine-de-Portneuf in order to distinguish it from a namesake municipality in the Montérégie region. In 1991, the place officially changed its name to Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne.^[2]

• Sainte-Catherine-d’Auvergne, overview
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  Church, presbytery and Town hall, Principale St. (route 354)
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  Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Cemetery, Catholic (Latin rite), Principale St. (route 354)
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  Sainte-Anne River, public landing zone, upstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam
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  Canoe on the Sainte-Anne River, landing area upstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam^[8]
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  Sign at the intersection of rang Sainte-Anne Nord and Route 354

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	617 (+12.0% from 2016)	704 (+57.1% from 2011)	448 (-3.0% from 2006)
Land area	143.60 km2 (55.44 sq mi)	144.28 km2 (55.71 sq mi)	143.85 km2 (55.54 sq mi)
Population density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age	54.4 (M: 57.2, F: 51.6)	52.4 (M: 53.4, F: 51.1)	50.9 (M: 51.4, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings	485 (total)	502 (total)	411 (total)
Median household income	$64,500	$52,608	$41,293

References: 2021^[9] 2016^[10] 2011^[11]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec^[12]

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	664	—
1911	591	−11.0%
1921	560	−5.2%
1931	499	−10.9%
1941	535	+7.2%
1951	488	−8.8%
1956	471	−3.5%
1961	403	−14.4%
1966	377	−6.5%
1971	325	−13.8%
1976	326	+0.3%
1981	349	+7.1%
1986	340	−2.6%
1991	314	−7.6%
1996	337	+7.3%
2001	330	−2.1%
2006	462	+40.0%
2011	448	−3.0%
2016	551	+23.0%
2021	617	+12.0%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 323 (total dwellings: 485)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.6%
• French as first language: 96.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

See also

• It is the place where the Canadian-American actor Glenn Ford was born in 1916.
• Portneuf Regional County Municipality
• Clair Lake (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne)