Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t an də la peʁad]) is a municipality in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The town is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River along the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from near Montreal to Quebec City.

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Municipality
Ice Road on the Sainte-Anne River
Motto(s): 
Unis dans la foi
("United in Faith")
Location within Les Chenaux RCM
Location within Les Chenaux RCM
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade is located in Central Quebec
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°35′N 72°12′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
RCMLes Chenaux
Settled1690s
ConstitutedMay 10, 1989
Government
[2]
 • MayorSuzanne Rompré
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingChamplain
Area
[2][3]
 • Total130.18 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
 • Land109.28 km2 (42.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,031
 • Density18.6/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 0.6%
 • Dwellings
1,109
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-40
R-138
R-159
R-354
Websitewww.steannedelaperade.com
House around Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

It is the world capital of Tommy Cod fishing. During Tommy Cod season, generally from late December to mid-February, thousands of tourists come to Sainte-Anne for ice fishing and a small fishing village is built on the frozen waters of the Sainte-Anne River that bisects the town.[1][4]

The centrepiece of the town is the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Church, a Catholic church near the banks of the Sainte-Anne River, modelled after the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.[5]

History

On October 29, 1672, an area of 1.5 lieue (about 4.8 km) by 1 lieue (about 3.2 km) deep at the Sainte-Anne River was granted by Intendant Jean Talon as a seignory to Edmond de Suève and Thomas Tarieu de Lanouguère (or Lanaudière). An increase of 3 lieues was granted to Marguerite Denis, widow of Thomas Tarieu, by Governor Frontenac and Intendant Champigny on March 4, 1697. The islands were added to the seignory on April 6, 1697, and confirmed on October 30, 1700. The order of January 8, 1710, dismissed the co-seigneur François Chorel de Saint-Romain d'Orvilliers and granted the islands to Pierre-Thomas Tarieu de la Pérade, son of Thomas Tarieu and husband of Madeleine de Verchères, a Quebec heroine who, at 14 years of age, successfully defended her parents' fort against a band of Iroquois. Following another increase granted in April 1735 to Pierre-Thomas Tarieu, the Sainte-Anne-De La Pérade Seignory came to be named after him.[1][6]

In 1693, the Parish of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade was formed. In 1820, the post office opened. In 1845, the parish municipality was established, abolished two years later during provincewide municipal restructuring, and reestablished in 1855. In 1912, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of La Pérade.[1]

In May 1989, the village and parish municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. On December 31, 2001, it was transferred from the Francheville Regional County to the new Les Chenaux Regional County, following the creation of the new City of Trois-Rivières and the dissolution of the Francheville RCM.[1]

Geography

A unique ecosystem

Lilium canadense L. —Wild yellow lily.

« . . . The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade swamp is one of the last, large, treed swamps on the river. It extends along seven kilometres of shoreline in the St. Lawrence River’s freshwater estuary.

The swamp shelters several at-risk species, including plants that are endemic to the freshwater estuary. It is a rare biodiversity hot spot on a global scale, according to the Atlas de la biodiversité du Québec (Quebec biodiversity atlas). » The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Swamp, A unique ecosystem [7]

Demographics
Historical census populations – Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
YearPop.±%
1976 2,519—    
1981 2,490−1.2%
1986 2,321−6.8%
1991 2,213−4.7%
1996 2,181−1.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,151−1.4%
2006 1,991−7.4%
2011 2,072+4.1%
2016 2,019−2.6%
2021 2,031+0.6%
Population amounts prior to 1989 are total of La Pérade Village and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Parish.
Source: Statistics Canada[8]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 978 (total dwellings: 1109)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 97%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 1%

Notable natives

See also

References
  1. "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  2. "Geographic code 37205 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Code 2437205) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "The Region at a glance". Tourisme Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Quebecweb.com). Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  5. "L'Eglise - La Pérade.com - Portail Web pour Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade". Laperade.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  6. "Seigneurie de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. Nature Conservancy of Canada, The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade swamp, A unique ecosystem,
  8. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

Further reading
  • Répertoire des mariages – Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 1684-1900, written by Dominique Campagna, 162 pages (in French)

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