L'Épiphanie

L'Épiphanie (French pronunciation: [lepifani]) is a town in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, located on the bank of the L'Achigan river. It has nearly 9,000 inhabitants and was 150 years old in 2004.

L'Épiphanie
City
Location within L'Assomption RCM.
Location within L'Assomption RCM.
L'Épiphanie is located in Central Quebec
L'Épiphanie
L'Épiphanie
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCML'Assomption
ConstitutedJune 30, 1967
Government
[4]
 • MayorSteve Plante
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingL'Assomption
Area
[4][5]
 • Total58.17 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
 • Land56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total8,883
 • Density157/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021
Increase 2.2%
 • Dwellings
3,695
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5X
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-339
R-341
Websitewww.ville.lepiphanie.qc.ca

On May 23, 2018, the town was greatly enlarged when the Parish Municipality of L'Épiphanie was added to it.[6]

Since 1732, the place was known as L'Achigan, thus taking the name of the river flowing through its territory. It was not until 1853 that the name L'Épiphanie appeared. This coincided with the moment of the canonical establishment of the parish, which had just separated from L'Assomption. Historians generally agree to see in this name the transposition of a Sulpician custom. They were owners of the Saint-Sulpice seigneury within which a large part of the territory of L'Épiphanie was included. On January 6 of each year, the day of the Epiphany, the Sulpicians came to celebrate a mass and took advantage of it to collect the seigniorial rents which were due to them. Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876, would have liked to recall this custom by retaining the name L'Épiphanie.[7]

Geography

Climate

Based on the Vercheres station

Climate data for L'Épiphanie, Quebec
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55)		 12
(54)		 21
(70)		 30
(86)		 34
(93)		 35
(95)		 35.5
(95.9)		 35.6
(96.1)		 33
(91)		 28.9
(84.0)		 20
(68)		 15
(59)		 35.6
(96.1)
Average high °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 2.2
(36.0)		 11.3
(52.3)		 19
(66)		 24.1
(75.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 20.6
(69.1)		 12.9
(55.2)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10
(14)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 6.3
(43.3)		 13.4
(56.1)		 18.6
(65.5)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.1
(68.2)		 15.4
(59.7)		 8.5
(47.3)		 2
(36)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 6.6
(43.9)
Average low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3)		 −12.4
(9.7)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 1.2
(34.2)		 7.7
(45.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 15.7
(60.3)		 14.5
(58.1)		 10.2
(50.4)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 1.9
(35.4)
Record low °C (°F) −34.5
(−30.1)		 −37.2
(−35.0)		 −31
(−24)		 −15
(5)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 0
(32)		 5.5
(41.9)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −6
(21)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −21
(−6)		 −32
(−26)		 −37.2
(−35.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.6
(2.90)		 56.4
(2.22)		 59.2
(2.33)		 72.6
(2.86)		 84.5
(3.33)		 98.6
(3.88)		 93.2
(3.67)		 93.6
(3.69)		 87.4
(3.44)		 93
(3.7)		 89.9
(3.54)		 81.6
(3.21)		 983.6
(38.72)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 26.2
(1.03)		 18.5
(0.73)		 27
(1.1)		 66.5
(2.62)		 84.5
(3.33)		 98.6
(3.88)		 93.2
(3.67)		 93.6
(3.69)		 87.4
(3.44)		 92.6
(3.65)		 77.4
(3.05)		 32.2
(1.27)		 797.6
(31.40)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 47.5
(18.7)		 37.8
(14.9)		 32.2
(12.7)		 6.3
(2.5)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.5
(0.2)		 12.5
(4.9)		 49.4
(19.4)		 182.2
(71.7)
Source: Environment Canada[8]

Demographics
Snow trails in L'Épiphanie

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Épiphanie had a population of 8,883 living in 3,583 of its 3,695 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 8,693. With a land area of 56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 157.0/km2 (406.7/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

Canada census – L'Épiphanie community profile
202120162011
Population8,883 (+2.2% from 2016)5,495 (-2.6% from 2011)5,353 (+16.2% from 2006)
Land area56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population density157/km2 (410/sq mi)2,387.4/km2 (6,183/sq mi)2,367.9/km2 (6,133/sq mi)
Median age38.8 (M: 38.4, F: 38.8)36.5 (M: 35.4.7, F: 37.6)36.8 (M: 36.3, F: 37.2)
Private dwellings3,695 (total)  3,583 (occupied)2,240 (total)  2,110 (total) 
Median household income$79,000$32,704$32,704
References: 2021[10] 2016[11] 2011[12] earlier[13][14]

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 96.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

Economy

Agriculture
Alt text
Route 341

L'Épiphanie was once a thriving industrial city. The first important industry was that of the Lynch family with the manufacture of furniture. But it was the cigar industry with the Bourdon family that long characterized the economy of L'Épiphanie. This industry led to the development of another company: the "Cigar Box" factory. This became thirty years later "Canada Manufacturing", specializing in the manufacture of boxes of all kinds. "Source Colombia", meanwhile, began its activities between 1880 and 1912. For many years, it provided mineral water equal in quality to imported water. But most of these companies, for various reasons, ceased their activities in the sixties. Today, agriculture is the main economic sector of the city.[15]

Sports

L'Épiphanie is home to the Chasse Gallerie boating circuit and the Chez Ti-Jean cross country skiing centre.

Infrastructure

Cemeteries

Cemeteries in or near L'Épiphanie include the L'Épiphanie Cemetery,[16] the Grand Cemetery of L'Assomption,[17] and the Saint-Gérard-Majella Cemetery.[18]

See also

References
  1. "L'Épiphanie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "L'Épiphanie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Reference number 35560 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. "Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation".
  5. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Épiphanie census profile
  6. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. May 2018. ISSN 1715-6408. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. "Fiche descriptive".
  8. "Vercheres, Quebec Climate". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. 5 October 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  11. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  12. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  13. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  14. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  15. "Histoire".
  16. "L'Épiphanie Cemetery, L'Épiphanie, Quebec". Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  17. "Paroisse l'Assomption-de-la-Sainte-Vierge". Grand Cimetière de l'Assomption (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  18. "Saint-Gérard-Majella Cemetery, L'Assomption, Quebec". Retrieved 2022-04-05.


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