Neuville, Quebec

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Neuville
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Motto(s): 
Fier du Passé, Foi en l'Avenir
(Proud of the past, faith in the future)
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Location within Portneuf RCM
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Neuville
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°42′N71°35′W / 46.700°N 71.583°W / 46.700; -71.583 Coordinates: 46°42′N71°35′W / 46.700°N 71.583°W / 46.700; -71.583 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM Portneuf
Settled1670s
ConstitutedJanuary 2, 1997
Named for Nicolas Dupont de Neuville
Government
[2]
  MayorBernard Gaudreau
   Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
   Prov. riding Portneuf
Area
  Total94.40 km2 (36.45 sq mi)
  Land71.99 km2 (27.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [3]
  Total4,392
  Density61.0/km2 (158/sq mi)
  Pop 2011–2016
Increase2.svg 13.0%
  Dwellings
1,817
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
Quebec Autoroute 40.svg A-40

Qc138.svg Route 138
Qc365.svg Route 365
Website www.ville.neuville.qc.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Neuville is a village on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, just west of Quebec City, part of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1684, it remains picturesque.

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The 19th-century artist, Antoine Plamondon, (c. 1804–1895) had moved here by 1850 with his mother, brother, and sister. He lived the rest of his life here, more than 40 years.

Neuville has an excellent marina for pleasure sailboats and yachts.

History

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CN Station, Neuville, 1910

In 1653, the area was granted as a seigneurie by Jean de Lauson to Jean Bourdon de Saint-Jean (ca. 1601–1668) for his son Jean-François Bourdon de Dombourg (1647–1690), who was an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, and Attorney General to the sovereign. In 1680, the Dombourg Seigneurie was acquired by Nicolas Dupont de Neuville (1632–1716), thereafter the seigneurie was known as Neuville. [1]

In 1679, the Saint-François-de-Sales Parish was formed; it became a civil parish in 1684. The place was also known as Pointe-aux-Trembles (or Pointe-au-Tremble), in reference to the point on which the church was built, which once was covered with aspen and birch. [1]

The Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles between France and the United Kingdom was fought nearby on the Saint Lawrence River forcing the French under Chevalier de Lévis to end their siege of Quebec in 1760.

In 1850, the post office opened, identified as Pointe-aux-Trembles. In 1855, the place was incorporated as a Parish Municipality of Saint-François-de-Sales, but renamed to Pointe-aux-Trembles some time after. In 1919, part of its territory separated to form the Village Municipality of Neuville. [1]

On December 18, 1996, the Village Municipality of Neuville and the Parish Municipality of Pointe-aux-Trembles merged again to form the new City of Neuville. [1]

Demographics

Population trend: [4]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20164,392Increase2.svg 13.0%
20113,888Increase2.svg 6.9%
20063,638Increase2.svg 8.9%
20013,341Increase2.svg 2.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,817 (total dwellings: 1,898)

Mother tongue:

Twin village

The Village of Neuville maintains trade development programs, cultural and educational partnership with the village of Neuville-de-Poitou in France. Its population does not originate from there.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Neuville (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire – Répertoire des municipalités: Neuville Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada (March 10, 2009). "2016 Community profiles – Neuville" . Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

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