Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Coordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W / 46.933°N 71.467°W / 46.933; -71.467
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Municipality
418 and 581
Highways
A-573
R-369
R-371
Websitewww.saint-gabriel-de-valcartier.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡabʁijɛl də valkaʁtje]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It has been home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.

History

In 1647,

Andrew Stuart and Louis Moquin, Quebec lawyers, obtained some 50 concessions in the Saint-Gabriel seignory. This marked the start of the Val-Cartier settlement that was intended to receive Irish and Scottish colonizers.[1]

In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was formed when it was detached from Sainte-Catherine(-de-la-Jacques-Cartier) and Charlesbourg. In 1845, the Municipality of Valcartier was created in 1845 but abolished in 1847. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was officially established in 1855, then divided in 1862 into two municipalities: Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.[1]

In 1985, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier were merged again to form the current municipality.[1]

Demography

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,754—    
1996 2,204−20.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,256+2.4%
2006 2,827+25.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 2,933+3.7%
2016 3,382+15.3%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,124 (total dwellings: 1,204)

List of mayors

Climate

Climate data for Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 47°00' N , 71°28' W , estimations 1981−2010, Extremes 1958−Present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10
(50) 		12
(54) 		18
(64) 		30
(86) 		33
(91) 		35
(95) 		37
(99) 		35
(95) 		33
(91) 		27.5
(81.5) 		21
(70) 		15
(59) 		37
(99)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		0.4
(32.7) 		7.9
(46.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.2
(75.6) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17
(63) 		9.8
(49.6) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		8.5
(47.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.6
(5.7) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		2.1
(35.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		11
(52) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		2.4
(36.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.7
(−5.3) 		−19.4
(−2.9) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		10.7
(51.3) 		9.7
(49.5) 		5
(41) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−3.7
(25.3)
Record low °C (°F) −44.5
(−48.1) 		−43
(−45) 		−39
(−38) 		−25
(−13) 		−12
(10) 		−5
(23) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−10
(14) 		−15
(5) 		−30.5
(−22.9) 		−41
(−42) 		−44.5
(−48.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100
(3.9) 		80
(3.1) 		— 90
(3.5) 		110
(4.3) 		120
(4.7) 		140
(5.5) 		130
(5.1) 		140
(5.5) 		120
(4.7) 		110
(4.3) 		110
(4.3) 		1,340
(52.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) — — — — — — — — — — — 31.7
(1.25) 		—
Average snowfall cm (inches) 80
(31) 		65
(26) 		50
(20) 		15
(5.9) 		— 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		5
(2.0) 		42
(17) 		85
(33) 		340
(134)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 18 14 14 12 — 15 15 15 15 15 16 19 182
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		70 66 63 59 53 59 63 62 64 66 74 76 64
Percent possible sunshine 38 43 42 42 44 45 46 47 43 36 30 33 39.5
Source:
Environment Canada[5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier census profile
  4. 2016
    census
  5. Environment Canada
    . 31 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  6. Environment Canada
    . Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. Environment Canada. Archived from the original
    on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. Environment Canada. Archived from the original
    on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

External links

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