Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne | |
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Cemetery, parish church, Principale St. (Route 354) | |
| Motto: Crois dans la joie | |
Location within Portneuf RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°58′W / 46.817°N 71.967°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | c. 1893 |
| Constituted | April 10, 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Francœur |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 149.50 km2 (57.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 143.60 km2 (55.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-354 |
| Website | www |
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.
The municipality has 601 inhabitants (2019), on a territory of just over 145 km2, divided between logging and agricultural land development. Demonym: Auvergnat, ate (French).
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.
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.
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.
- Sainte-Catherine-d’Auvergne, overview
- Church, presbytery and Town hall, Principale St. (route 354)
- Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Cemetery, Catholic (Latin rite), Principale St. (route 354)
- Sainte-Anne River, public landing zone, upstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam
- Canoe on the Sainte-Anne River, landing area upstream of the Chutes-Ford Dam
- Sign at the intersection of rang Sainte-Anne Nord and Route 354
