Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ naʁsis də boʁivaʒ]) is a parish municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,152 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named after the Narcisse Dionne, an early benefactor of the parish. Beaurivage is associated to the seigneurie of Beaurivage, also known as Saint-Gilles.
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage | |
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 View of the village. | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 71°14′W / 46.483°N 71.233°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | May 1, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Dion |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.95 km2 (23.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 62.07 km2 (23.97 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,152 |
| • Density | 18.6/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.2% |
| • Dwellings | 466 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.saintnarcisse debeaurivage.ca |
The parish municipality, constituted in 1874, covers an area of 62km2, with a population density of 19.
History
editOn August 26, 1972, five days after escaping from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul jail in Laval, Quebec, notorious French criminal Jacques Mesrine and his Quebec accomplice Jean-Paul Mercier robbed the Caisse populaire of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage. Ten minutes earlier, they had robbed the caisse of Saint-Bernard, for a total of $26,000 that day.[4]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage had a population of 1,152 living in 446 of its 466 total private dwellings, a change of 4.2% from its 2016 population of 1,106. With a land area of 62.07 km2 (23.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.6/km2 (48.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57278". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Jacques Mesrine". Les grands criminels. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire