Saint-Casimir, Quebec

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|established_date1 = June 21, 2000

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|government_footnotes = Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - [https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/34078/ Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Casimir]

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|leader_name = Dominic Tessier Perry

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Saint-Casimir is a municipality of about 1800 people in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Sainte-Anne River, about {{convert|80|km|mi|}} southwest of Quebec City and {{convert|50|km|mi|}} northeast of Trois-Rivières. It was founded in 1836 by people who came from Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade following to the east along the Sainte-Anne.

History

Saint-Casimir was founded in 1836 by people who came from Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade following to the east along the Sainte-Anne. Alain Grandbois was born in Saint-Casimir in 1900.

In the summer of 1973, a wave on the Niagarette devastated a small area, where it joins the Sainte-Anne River. A few houses were destroyed by the powerful water wave, due to strong rain, and debris that blocked the small river for a few hours.{{Cite news |author1=Genois |first=Gaétan |title=Page of history: the flood in Saint-Casimir, August 10, 1973 |url=https://www.courrierdeportneuf.com/2023/08/10/page-dhistoire-le-deluge-a-saint-casimir-le-10-aout-1973/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |work=Le Courrier de Portneuf |language=fr-CA}}

On the morning of 22 March 1997, five members of the Order of the Solar Temple died in a mass suicide in Saint-Casimir. A small house exploded into flames, leaving behind five charred bodies for the police to pull from the rubble. Three teenagers, the children of one of the couples who died in the fire, were discovered in a shed behind the house, alive but heavily drugged.{{Cite news |author1-link=Marc Laurendeau |title=La fin tragique de la secte de l'Ordre du Temple solaire |trans-title=The tragic end of the cult of the Order of the Solar Temple |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/aujourd-hui-l-histoire/segments/entrevue/128989/ordre-temple-solaire-secte-suicide-meurtre-jouret-mambro |access-date=2023-09-13 |work=Aujourd'hui l'histoire |publisher=Ici Radio-Canada Première |language=fr-CA}}

Etymology

The name of Saint-Casimir was given in honour of Mr. Casimir Déry, a notary who paid for the construction of the church, which is in the top 10 of the most beautiful churches in the province of Québec. In turn, the church, and the town, is named after Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and youth.

Geography

Two provincial numbered roads go through St-Casimir: Route 354 (east-west - from Ste-Anne de la Pérade to St-Raymond) and Route 363 (south-north - from Deschambault to Lac-aux-Sables). Both roads lead to Autoroute 40, the Montreal-Québec City link on the north shore.

Five rivers run in Saint-Casimir: Sainte-Anne, Niagarette, Petite Niagarette, Blanche and Noire.

Saint-Casimir is also the home to a cavern, the "Trou du Diable" ("Devil's Hole"). It is the second-longest cave in Québec, at {{convert|980|m|ft|}}. It was formed by the former tributary of the Sainte-Anne River, which left behind a stream. Many tourists pass through it every summer.File:Saint-Casimir Church.JPG

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

Population in 2011: 1500 (2006 to 2011 population change: -1.8%)
Population in 2006: 1528
Population in 2001: 1582
Population total in 1996: 1783
Saint-Casimir (municipality): 1347
Saint-Casimir (parish): 436
Population in 1991:
Saint-Casimir (municipality): 1331
Saint-Casimir (parish): 430

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 670 (total dwellings: 736)

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 0%
French as first language: 99%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 1%

Photos

Saint-Casimir (Municipality){{Cite web |author1=Paul Hinse |title=Inventory of Portneuvois' built heritage - Saint-Casimir - John William Hopkins |url=https://portneufculturel.com/Bienvenue/images/photoalbumpatrimoinebati/Rapport_MRC_Portneuf_1_120306.pdf |access-date=2023-10-30 |pages=65 on 248 |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Saint-Casimir, odonymie |url=https://portneuf.blob.core.windows.net/media/1576/odonymie-saint-casimir.pdf |publisher=Saint-Casimir |access-date=2023-10-31 |page=5 |language=fr |date=2019}}

File:Saint_Casimir_058.jpg|Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Cemetery and Church{{Cite web |title=Virtual tour, church of St_Casimir |url=https://portneufvirtuel.com/eglise/saint-casimir/ |publisher=Portneuf virtual |access-date=2023-10-30 |language=fr}}

File:Saint_Casimir_007.jpg|Private residence, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus Parish Church, Sainte-Anne River, Bridge 06073, steel lower deck structure,{{Cite web |title=Inventory and inspection of structures |url=https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/en/Pages/Home.aspx |website=Quebec Gouvernement |publisher=Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility |access-date=27 May 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Fermeture préventive du pont de la route 354 à Saint-Casimir |url=https://www.courrierdeportneuf.com/2023/04/26/fermeture-preventive-du-pont-de-la-route-354-a-saint-casimir-2/ |publisher=Courrier de Portneuf |access-date=2 September 2023 |language=fr |date=26 April 2023}} Roads 354 & 363

File:Rivi%C3%A8re_Sainte_Anne_2021_02_26_010.jpg| Sainte-Anne River, Rang du Rapide Sud

File:2021 03 23 003 riviere Ste Anne.jpg|Sainte Anne River, sedimentary rocks, Trenton Group limestones, rock faces, ice formations

File:Saint Casimir 032 riviere Ste Anne.jpg|Sainte-Anne River, sedimentary rocks, Trenton Group limestones, rock faces

File:Saint_Casimir_030.jpg|Small tributary of the Sainte-Anne River at its exit from the cave of Trou du diable,{{Cite web |title=Grotte le Trou du Diable |url=https://parcportneuf.com/grotte-trou-du-diable/ |website=Parc naturel régional de Portneuf |publisher=Société québécoise de spéléologie |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=fr}} a few meters from its mouth

File:2021_03_20_091_St_Casimir_rural.jpg|Agricultural zone, boulevard de la Montagne, Roads 354 & 363

File:Saint_Casimir_014.jpg|Agricultural zone, Roads 354 & 363 (Route des Grondines)

File:Saint_Casimir_031.jpg|Rue Tessier (Quebec Road 354), bridge p 16132,{{Cite web |title=Inventory and inspection of structures |url=https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/en/Pages/Home.aspx |website=Quebec Gouvernement |publisher=Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility |access-date=27 May 2023}} on Niagarette River

File: 19950224_3555_2350_Trou_du_Diable.jpg |Upstream entrance to the cave of the Devil's Hole

References

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External links

[https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3579258 St. Casimir's Family and Seniors Policy], Collection BAnQ, September 9, 2013 (in French)
[https://www.meteocity.com/canada/saint-casimir-v6137560#:~:text=Le%20temps%20ce%20matin%20%C3%A0,'air%20sera%20de%2086%25 Station Météo St-Casimir] {{in lang|fr|en}}
[https://www.saint-casimir.com/fr/galerie-photos/decouvrir-saint-casimir/page-1 Photos Saint-Casimir St-Casimir Photo Gallery] {{in lang|fr}}
[https://rendezvousculturels.ca/ Cultural Rendez-vous of St-Casimir (french)] {{in lang|fr}}
[https://www.lecouvent.ca Auberge du Couvent (french)] {{in lang|fr}}
[https://ouellette001.com/Quebec_en_photos/03_Capitale_Nationale/Portneuf/Trou_du_diable.htm Trou du Diable (Devil's Hole)] {{in lang|fr}}

{{Geographic location

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| Centre = Saint-Casimir

| North = Saint-Thuribe

| Northeast = Saint-Alban

| East = Saint-Marc-des-Carrières

| Southeast = Deschambault-Grondines

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| Southwest = Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

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| Northwest = Saint-Ubalde

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