Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Quebec

Sainte-Rose-du-Nord is a village on the north shore of the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada.

Sainte-Rose-du-Nord
Parish municipality
Location of Sainte-Rose-du-Nord
Sainte-Rose-du-Nord is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Sainte-Rose-du-Nord
Sainte-Rose-du-Nord
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°23′N 70°35′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLe Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled1838
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1942
Government
[2]
 • MayorLaurent Thibeault
 • Federal ridingChicoutimi—Le Fjord
 • Prov. ridingDubuc
Area
[2][3]
 • Total156.40 km2 (60.39 sq mi)
 • Land115.88 km2 (44.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total413
 • Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Decrease 6.3%
 • Dwellings
335
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0V 1T0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.ste-rosedunord.qc.ca

The site was known, from 1801 to 1933, as La Descente-des-Femmes. Amerindian women awaited the return of the men from fishing, and would meet them by descending from the heights to the shore.[4] The patron saint of the parish, Rose of Lima, chosen for reasons unknown, was the first saint canonised in the New World. The specifier -du-Nord was added in 1933, when the post office was established. Residents are known as Roserains.[4]

The parish was first established in 1838. The economy is based primarily on tourism.[5] The village is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec. There has been some agriculture and logging. Formerly, wood was floated from the wharf to paper mills. Today, many residents work in Chicoutimi 35 km up river to the west.[4]

The site is on the north shore of the Saguenay River. The site is in a cove with a wharf. The village is set back from the river, on hilly terrain.[4]

It is a parish municipality in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality within the region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Théophile Cove, Sainte-Rose-du-Nord

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Rose-du-Nord had a population of 434 living in 217 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 439. With a land area of 116.61 km2 (45.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 56392 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Rose-du-Nord
  3. "Sainte-Rose-du-Nord census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. "Sainte-Rose-du-Nord". Commission de toponymie Québec. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. "Sainte-Rose-du-Nord". www.ste-rosedunord.qc.ca. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.


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