Baie-Saint-Paul

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Baie-Saint-Paul
City
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Location within Charlevoix RCM.
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Baie-Saint-Paul
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°27′N70°30′W / 47.450°N 70.500°W / 47.450; -70.500 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM Charlevoix
ConstitutedJanuary 3, 1996
Government
[2]
 • MayorMichaël Pilote
 •  Federal riding Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 •  Prov. riding Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[2] [3]
 •  City 563.70 km2 (217.65 sq mi)
 • Land546.48 km2 (211.00 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [4]
 •  City 7,146
 • Density13.1/km2 (34/sq mi)
 •  Urban
4,535
 • Urban density760.0/km2 (1,968/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
Decrease2.svg 2.5%
 • Dwellings
3,231
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G3Z
Area codes 418 and 581
HighwaysQc138.svg R-138
Qc362.svg R-362
Qc381.svg R-381
Website www.baiesaintpaul.com

Baie-Saint-Paul (2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.

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The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.

A visitor in the early 1800s noticed mineral springs and mineral resources in the area. [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baie-Saint-Paul had a population of 7,371 living in 3,427 of its 3,782 total private dwellings, a change of

Population trend: [7]

Mother tongue:

Street views of Baie-Saint-Paul

Climate

Baie-Saint Paul has a humid continental climate with vast seasonal differences. Summers are mild and moderated by its proximity to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. In winter, interior Canada influences the climate with frequent cold waves.

Climate data for Baie-Saint-Paul
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)11.0
(51.8)		12.0
(53.6)		16.0
(60.8)		30.0
(86.0)		35.5
(95.9)		33.9
(93.0)		35.6
(96.1)		34.0
(93.2)		33.0
(91.4)		25.0
(77.0)		18.5
(65.3)		13.5
(56.3)		35.6
(96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−6.9
(19.6)		−4.5
(23.9)		0.7
(33.3)		7.4
(45.3)		15.6
(60.1)		21.2
(70.2)		23.9
(75.0)		22.5
(72.5)		17.3
(63.1)		10.8
(51.4)		3.5
(38.3)		−3.8
(25.2)		9.0
(48.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−12.5
(9.5)		−10.2
(13.6)		−4.4
(24.1)		2.9
(37.2)		10.1
(50.2)		15.6
(60.1)		18.5
(65.3)		17.1
(62.8)		12.2
(54.0)		6.3
(43.3)		−0.5
(31.1)		−8.7
(16.3)		3.9
(39.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−18.2
(−0.8)		−16
(3)		−9.5
(14.9)		−1.6
(29.1)		4.5
(40.1)		10.0
(50.0)		12.9
(55.2)		11.7
(53.1)		7.1
(44.8)		1.8
(35.2)		−4.4
(24.1)		−13.5
(7.7)		−1.3
(29.7)
Record low °C (°F)−36
(−33)		−34.4
(−29.9)		−32
(−26)		−18
(0)		−6.7
(19.9)		−0.5
(31.1)		2.8
(37.0)		0.5
(32.9)		−5
(23)		−9
(16)		−23.9
(−11.0)		−33
(−27)		−36
(−33)
Average precipitation mm (inches)74.1
(2.92)		63.0
(2.48)		83.5
(3.29)		94.6
(3.72)		95.5
(3.76)		94.7
(3.73)		86.3
(3.40)		85.9
(3.38)		83.4
(3.28)		80.3
(3.16)		79.1
(3.11)		78.8
(3.10)		999.3
(39.34)
Average rainfall mm (inches)14.0
(0.55)		12.7
(0.50)		39.2
(1.54)		76.1
(3.00)		95.0
(3.74)		94.7
(3.73)		86.3
(3.40)		85.9
(3.38)		83.4
(3.28)		78.5
(3.09)		53.0
(2.09)		9.4
(0.37)		728.0
(28.66)
Average snowfall cm (inches)60.2
(23.7)		50.4
(19.8)		44.3
(17.4)		17.1
(6.7)		0.5
(0.2)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		1.7
(0.7)		26.1
(10.3)		69.4
(27.3)		269.8
(106.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)9.77.19.410.311.712.513.113.311.110.99.610.5129.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)1.51.04.18.911.712.513.113.311.110.76.31.996.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)8.96.36.32.60.0700000.413.99.437.8
Source: Environment Canada [8]

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The rivière des Mares is a tributary of the west bank of the lower part of the Rivière du Gouffre, flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada.

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La Grosse Décharge Est is a tributary of the north shore of La Grosse Décharge Ouest, flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The ruisseau du Pied du Mont is a tributary of the southern bank of the upper part of the rivière des Mares, flowing entirely in the town of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 313455". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Saint-Paul Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Saint-Paul census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Petite-Rivière-Saint-François census profile
  5. ↑ Baddeley, Frederick Henry (1831). "Additional notes on the Geognosy of St. Paul's Bay". Transactions. Original Series. 2. Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  8. ↑ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. Retrieved April 6, 2012.


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