Chute-Saint-Philippe, Quebec

Chute-Saint-Philippe
Coordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.65°N 75.233°W / 46.65; -75.233Coordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.65°N 75.233°W / 46.65; -75.233
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Regional County	Antoine-Labelle
Settled
Incorporated	October 26, 1940
Government
- Type	Municipality
- Mayor	Claude Blain
- Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
- Prov. riding	Labelle
Area[1]
- Total	282.28 km2 (109 sq mi)
- Land	257.18 km2 (99.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	890
- Density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0W 1A0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.chute-saint-philippe.ca

Chute-Saint-Philippe is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the Laurentian Hills that are dominated by mixed forest.^[3]

History

The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901).^[3]

In 1921, a mission was founded here with Philip the Apostle as its patron saint. In 1934, the place was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.^[3]

Demographics

Population:^[4]

• Population in 2006: 890 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.1 %)
• Population in 2001: 823
• Population in 1996: 778
• Population in 1991: 698

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 426 (total: 809)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 2.3 %
• French as first language: 94.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 3.4 %

References

1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation de territoire
   Land area: Statistics Canada
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Chute-Saint-Philippe community profile
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Chute-Saint-Philippe (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=13518. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census