La Trinité-des-Monts is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality.
La Trinité-des-Monts | |
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 Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM | |
  La Trinité-des-Monts Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°08′N 68°28′W / 48.13°N 68.47°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
| Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
| Named for | The Christian Trinity and the nearby mountains[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chantal Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rimouski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 239.20 km2 (92.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 233.07 km2 (89.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 233 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 167 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-232 |
| Website | www |
The municipality's religious name refers to the trinity in Christianity. The name was inspired by the Mission of the Holy Spirit, which gave rise to the parish of La Trinité-des-Monts and the neighbouring parish of Esprit-Saint. In fact, the post office where La Trinité-des-Monts was later organised took the name Esprit-Saint in 1938. The post office was renamed Cenellier in 1939, after a local river. It adopted its current name of La Trinité-des-Monts in 1943. These place names were chosen by the religious authorities of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. More specifically, it was Monsignor Charles-Eugène Parent, Bishop of Rimouski, who baptised the parish when he spotted the Notre Dame Mountains to the east while looking for a site to build the church of La Trinité-des-Monts.[4]
Geography
editLa Roche is a township established on May 5, 1882. It has an overall area of 20,235 hectares and is named for Troilus de Mesqouez.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Trinité-des-Monts had a population of 233 living in 128 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 223. With a land area of 233.07 km2 (89.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177381". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 10010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - La Trinité-des-Monts".
- ^ https://la-trinite-des-monts.ca/
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
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