Portneuf, Quebec





City in Quebec, Canada































































































Portneuf
City

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Church
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Church


Location within Portneuf RCM.
Location within Portneuf RCM.



Portneuf is located in Central Quebec

Portneuf

Portneuf



Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°53′W / 46.700°N 71.883°W / 46.700; -71.883Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°53′W / 46.700°N 71.883°W / 46.700; -71.883[1]
Country
 Canada
Province
 Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM Portneuf
Settled 1640
Constituted July 4, 2002
Government
[2]

 • Mayor Mario Alain
 • Federal riding
 Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. riding
 Portneuf
Area

[2][3]

 • Total 117.10 km2 (45.21 sq mi)
 • Land 109.39 km2 (42.24 sq mi)
Population
(2016)[3]

 • Total 3,187
 • Density 29.1/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 2.6%
 • Dwellings

 1,545
Time zone
UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 2Y0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-40

Route 138
Website www.villedeportneuf.com



Old inn in Portneuf


Portneuf is a municipality in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River, between Quebec City and Trois-Rivières. The Portneuf River runs on the east side of the town centre.


The town of Portneuf is named after a seignory that was founded in 1636, and first settled in 1640.


The municipal territory consists of 2 non-contiguous areas, separated by the municipality of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne. The smaller northern portion is undeveloped, whereas the southern piece is the main inhabited part with the population centres of Portneuf (south of Autoroute 40), and the adjacent Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, north of A-40. The present-day municipality was created in 2002, when the old city of Portneuf merged with the town of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf.[4]


The town is located on the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from near Montreal to Quebec City. The town is also close by to A-40, where Provencher Street connects to the town at Exit 261.


One of Portneuf's major employers is a local paper mill owned by Metro Paper Industries, a Toronto-based paper company.[5] Paper had been a major part of Portneuf's development since the first paper mill opened in 1839.[6]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


In 1636, the area was granted by the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France as a seignory to Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie (1606-after 1685), who arrived in Quebec only some months later and became substitute governor of Trois-Rivières from 1645 to 1662. The first colonizers came around 1640 and settled at the mouth of the "Port Neuf" River (meaning new harbour).[1][7]


In 1817, the Portneuf post office opened. In 1861, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf was formed, and two years later in 1863, it was incorporated as a parish municipality. In 1896, it lost a large portion of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Christine was formed.[1]


In 1914, the village centre itself separated from the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf. In 1961, this latter one changed status and abbreviated its name, becoming the City of Portneuf. On July 4, 2002, the parish municipality was amalgamated into the new City of Portneuf.[1][7]



Demographics


Population trend:[8]



  • Population in 2011: 3107 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.7%)

  • Population in 2006: 3086

  • Population total in 2001: 3095

    • Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf (parish): 1659

    • Portneuf (ville): 1436



  • Population in 1996:

    • Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf (parish): 1727

    • Portneuf (ville): 1470



  • Population in 1991:

    • Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf (parish): 1675

    • Portneuf (ville): 1394




Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1452 (total dwellings: 1544)


Mother tongue:



  • English as first language: 0.8%

  • French as first language: 97.2%

  • English and French as first language: 0.3%

  • Other as first language: 1.6%



References





  1. ^ abcd "Portneuf (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Portneuf


  3. ^ ab "(Code 2434048) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.


  4. ^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/modjuillet02.pdf[permanent dead link]


  5. ^ Web page for MPI's Portneuf plant


  6. ^ University of Western Ontario: "Business and History - J. Ford & Co. Limited" Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine


  7. ^ ab "Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-24.


  8. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




External links




  • Municipality of Portneuf (in French)


  • Portneuf RCM: Info about Portneuf (in French)


  • photo-portneuf.com: Photos of Portneuf and nearby communities (in French)


















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