Chute-Saint-Philippe | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM |
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Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.650°N 75.233°WCoordinates: 46°39′N 75°14′W / 46.650°N 75.233°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Antoine-Labelle |
Constituted | October 26, 1940 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Normand St-Amour |
• Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
• Prov. riding | Labelle |
Area | |
• Total | 321.40 km2 (124.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 298.73 km2 (115.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 892 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.2% |
• Dwellings | 860 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J0W 1A0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | Route 311 |
Website | www |
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.
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).
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.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 424 (total dwellings: 860)
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