Saint-Adelphe, Quebec
| Saint-Adelphe | |
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| Parish municipality | |
 Location within Mékinac RCM. |
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 Saint-Adelphe
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| Coordinates: 46°44′N 72°26′W / 46.733°N 72.433°WCoordinates: 46°44′N 72°26′W / 46.733°N 72.433°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Mékinac |
| Constituted | October 19, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Labranche |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Laviolette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.00 km2 (53.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 137.45 km2 (53.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 952 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 6.0% |
| • Dwellings | 597 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0X 2G0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 352
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| Website | www |
Saint-Adelphe is a Parish municipality of Quebec, (Canada) located in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Batiscanie area (except watershed Charest river, located in the East) and in the administrative region of Mauricie. The territory of the municipality was part of the lordship of Sainte-Anne which was owned by Mr. John Hale, and Mr. Price.
The magnificent Batiscan river in the north-south bisects the town. The main village developed on the east side of the river. In the story, on the west bank a small village formed around covered bridges spanning the Batiscan River and Pierre-Paul River.
Forestry and agriculture were the two main drivers of the economy of the 19th and 20th century. At the end of the 20th century, many SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) are located there. Since the mid-20th century, the resort has expanded significantly.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 440 (total dwellings: 597)
Mother tongue:
In 1885, the settlers, who came to most of Saint-Stanislas of the two Batiscan riversides, agreed to ask the bishop to erect a Catholic Parish. At the founding of the parish of Saint-Adelphe, canonically erected in 1885, Louis-François Richer Laflèche, Bishop of Trois-Rivières wanted to pay tribute to the priest of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (1852-1882), Edward Louis-Adolphe Dupuis (1823-1893), who had marked the location of the church.
Considering that the Roman martyrology not count Saint-Adolphe, he chose Saint-Adelphe, bishop and confessor, whose religious festival is celebrated on 29 August, and whose name differs only by a vowel. This explanation, advanced by Pierre-Georges Roy, seems ill explain whereas at least one saint named Adolphe Adolf of Osnabrück (1216-1224).
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