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Saint-Anicet

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Saint-Anicet

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = St-Anicet QC.jpg

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| nickname =

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| image_map = Saint-Anicet Quebec location diagram.PNG

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| map_caption = Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Quebec

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec

| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Quebec

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Montérégie

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Le Haut-Saint-Laurent

| established_title =

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| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = July 1, 1855

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| government_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Anicet |url=https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/69070/ |website=www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation |access-date=10 October 2023 |language=fr}}{{CanRiding|ID=864|name=Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Gino Moretti

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Huntingdon

| area_footnotes =

| area_magnitude =

| area_total_km2 = 179.52

| area_land_km2 = 135.03

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2754

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 20.4

| population_blank1_title = Pop (2016-21)

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 4.9%

| population_density_blank1_km2 =

| population_blank2_title = Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 1913

| population_note =

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0S 1M0

| area_code = 450 and 579

| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|132}}

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| website = {{Official URL}}

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Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,754.

Geography

Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

=Communities=

File:Cazaville QC.JPG

In addition to the namesake main population centre, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:

  • Cazaville ({{coord|45|05|11|N|74|22|17|W|name=Cazaville, Saint-Anicet, QC|scale:10000_type:city_region:CA-QC}}) – a hamlet in the southern portion of the municipality on Route 132.
  • Plage-Somerville ({{coord|45|05|15|N|74|25|31|W|name=Plage-Somerville, Saint-Anicet, QC|scale:10000_type:city_region:CA-QC}}) – a hamlet located on Baie de Somerville in the Saint Lawrence River.
  • Pointe-Leblanc ({{coord|45|04|30|N|74|26|26|W|name=Pointe-Leblanc, Saint-Anicet, QC|scale:10000_type:city_region:CA-QC}}) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River.
  • Port Lewis ({{coord|45|10|14|N|74|16|59|W |name=Port Lewis, Saint-Anicet, QC|scale:10000_type:city_region:CA-QC}}) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River on Route 132.

=Lakes and rivers=

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:

  • Rivière La Guerre ({{coord|45|08|40|N|74|21|03|W|name=Rivière La Guerre, Saint-Anicet, QC|type:river_region:CA-QC}}) – runs in a southeast to northwest direction to the Saint Lawrence River.

History

In 1788, the geographic township of Godmanchester was surveyed, and by 1795, a group of Acadians had settled in the area, followed by Irish and French Canadians. In 1810, a mission was established, named after Pope Anicetus. It became the Parish of Saint-Anicet-de-Godmanchester in 1827. In 1851, its post office opened.

On July 1, 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Anicet was formed, but merged into the Municipality of Beauharnois Number Two on September 1, 1847 (along with Dundee, Hinchinbrooke, Hemmingford, Godmanchester, Russeltown, and Ormstown). It was reestablished on July 1, 1855.

On December 10, 2011, the parish municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.

Demographics

=Population=

{{Canada census

|location = Saint-Anicet

|2021_population=2,754 | 2021_pop_delta=+4.9 | 2021_land_area=135.03 | 2021_pop_density=20.4

|2021_median_age=55.2 | 2021_median_age_m=55.6 | 2021_median_age_f=55.2

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,913 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=1,309 |2021_mean_hh_income=66,500 |2021_geocode=2021A00052469070 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27

|2016_population=2,626 |2016_pop_delta=+4.1 |2016_land_area=135.33 |2016_pop_density=19.4

|2016_median_age=52.8 |2016_median_age_m=53.5 |2016_median_age_f=52.3

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=2,088 |2016_mean_hh_income=50,528 |2016_access_date=2023-06-30

|2011_population=2,523 |2011_pop_delta=-7.1 |2011_land_area=135.16 |2011_pop_density=18.7

|2011_median_age=51.9 |2011_median_age_m=52.8 |2011_median_age_f=50.9

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=1,965 |2011_mean_hh_income=42,911 |2011_access_date=2014-02-01

|2006_population=2,717 | 2006_pop_delta=+3.3 | 2006_land_area=134.92 | 2006_pop_density=20.1

|2006_median_age=47.8 | 2006_median_age_m=48.3 | 2006_median_age_f=47.2

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=1,949 | 2006_mean_hh_income=41,928 | 2006_access_date=2013-05-10

|2001_population=2,630 | 2001_pop_delta=+3.2 | 2001_land_area=134.92 | 2001_pop_density=19.5

|2001_median_age=44.6 | 2001_median_age_m=45.6 | 2001_median_age_f=43.8

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=2,047 |2001_mean_hh_income=33,271 | 2001_access_date=2013-05-10

|notes=

}}

{{Historical populations

| title= Historical Census Data - Saint-Anicet, Quebec

| percentages =

| shading = off

| align = none

| cols = 3

| 1861 |3170

| 1871 |3070

| 1881 |3120

| 1891 |2093

| 1901 |2093

| 1911 |1904

| 1921 |1737

| 1931 |1514

| 1941 |1415

| 1951 |1417

| 1956 |1593

| 1961 |1515

| 1966 |1594

| 1971 |1721

| 1976 |1862

| 1981 |1987

| 1986 |2104

| 1991 |2215

| 1996 |2549

| 2001 |2630

| 2006 |2717

| 2011 |2523

| 2016 |2626

| 2021 |2754

}}

=Language=

class="wikitable"

!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Saint-Anicet, QuebecStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

Census

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! Total

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|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|French & English}}

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!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}

Year

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! Trend

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! Trend

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! Trend

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{{center|2021}}

|

| {{center|2,755}}

|

| 2,185

| {{increase}} 2.8%

| 79.3%

|

| 415

| {{increase}} 5.1%

| 15.1%

|

| 85

| {{increase}} 70.0%

| 3.1%

|

| 60

| {{increase}} 20.0%

| 2.2%

{{center|2016}}

|

| {{center|2,625}}

|

| 2,125

| {{increase}} 4.1%

| 81.0%

|

| 395

| {{steady}} 0.0%

| 15.1%

|

| 50

| {{increase}} 25.0%

| 1.9%

|

| 50

| {{steady}} 0.0%

| 1.9%

{{center|2011}}

|

| {{center|2,525}}

|

| 2,040

| {{decrease}} 9.3%

| 80.8%

|

| 395

| {{increase}} 27.4%

| 15.6%

|

| 40

| {{decrease}} 11.1%

| 1.6%

|

| 50

| {{decrease}} 54.5%

| 2.0%

{{center|2006}}

|

| {{center|2,715}}

|

| 2,250

| {{increase}} 9.2%

| 82.9%

|

| 310

| {{decrease}} 12.7%

| 11.4%

|

| 45

| {{decrease}} 43.8%

| 1.7%

|

| 110

| {{increase}} 15.8%

| 4.1%

{{center|2001}}

|

| {{center|2,590}}

|

| 2,060

| {{increase}} 2.7%

| 79.5%

|

| 355

| {{decrease}} 21.1%

| 13.7%

|

| 80

| {{increase}} 166.7%

| 3.1%

|

| 95

| {{increase}} 171.4%

| 3.7%

{{center|1996}}

|

| {{center|2,520}}

|

| 2,005

| n/a

| 79.6%

|

| 450

| n/a

| 17.9%

|

| 30

| n/a

| 1.2%

|

| 35

| n/a

| 1.4%

Local government

List of former mayors:{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Anicet (municipalité) 1.7.1845 - 1.9.1847 * 1.7.1855 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=1537 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=5 October 2023}}

{{Div col}}

  • John McDonell (1855–1858)
  • Luc Hyacinthe Maçon (1858–1860)
  • Augustin Dupuis (1860–1864, 1866–1872)
  • Edward Dupuis (1864–1866, 1872–1875, 1886–1888)
  • Louïs Napoléon Mason (1875–1886, 1889–1890)
  • Johan D. Mac Donald (1890–1892, 1895–1896)
  • Alexis Caza (1892–1894)
  • Patrick W. Leehy (1888–1889, 1894–1895, 1897–1899, 1902–1903, 1905–1906, 1909–1910)
  • Joseph Edouard Dupuis (1896–1897, 1899–1902, 1903–1905, 1906–1907)
  • Anicet N. Castagnier (1907–1908)
  • Eusèbe Génier (1908–1909, 1910–1912)
  • Ronald Rankin (1912–1913, 1916–1917)
  • John Leahy (1913–1914)
  • Napoléon Leblanc (1914–1915)
  • Olivier Dupuis (1915–1916)
  • Joseph Avila Caza (1917–1925, 1929–1933)
  • Joseph Alfred Primeau (1925–1927)
  • François Xavier Beauchesne (1927–1929)
  • F. Emilio Latreille (1933–1935)
  • James B. Narey (1935–1939)
  • Joseph Charles Idala Caza (1939–1947)
  • Edmour Castagner (1947–1949)
  • Charles Trépanier (1949–1953, 1955–1959)
  • Lucien Perron (1953–1955, 1959–1980)
  • Joseph Cléo Renaud Caza (1980–1981)
  • René Brisebois (1981–1990)
  • Pierre Caza (1990–1994)
  • Claude Gilles Pilon (1994–1998)
  • Alain Castagner (1998–2017)
  • Gino Moretti (2017–present)

{{Div col end}}

Attractions

File:Droulers Tsiionhiakwatha 3.JPG

In the south of Saint-Anicet, the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center is where an important Iroquoian village in Quebec was located. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River. The centre opened on May 15, 2010.[http://www.sitedroulers.ca/en/1grandpublic-en.htm Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site Interpretation Centre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605031729/http://www.sitedroulers.ca/en/1grandpublic-en.htm |date=2010-06-05 }}

Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,{{CRHP|7115|Site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha|24 March 2012}} and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.{{CRHP|12106|Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha National Historic Site of Canada|24 March 2012}}

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Notable people

See also

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{toponymie |55616}}

{{cite web |title=Saint-Anicet, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Anicet&DGUIDlist=2021A00052469070&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |access-date=10 October 2023}}

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{Official website}}
  • Virtual Museum of Canada, [http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/iroquoiens-iroquoians/introduction-eng.html The St. Lawrence Iroquoians] — virtual exhibit about the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, based on the archaeological excavations at the Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha site.

{{Adjacent communities

| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

| Centre = Saint-Anicet

| Northeast = Sainte-Barbe

| Southeast = Godmanchester

| Southwest = Dundee

| Northwest = {{flagicon|ON}} South Glengarry, Ontario
Lac Saint-François

}}

{{Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM|state=expanded}}

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Category:Municipalities in Quebec

Category:Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality

Category:Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River