Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Quebec

Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
Municipality
	Agricultural zone, Rang Ste-Elisabeth
	Location within Les Chenaux RCM
	Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain Location in central Quebec
	Coordinates: 46°37′N72°17′W / 46.617°N 72.283°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Les Chenaux
Settled	c. 1850
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	France Bédard
• Federal riding	Saint-Maurice—Champlain
• Prov. riding	Champlain
Area
• Total	93.00 km2 (35.91 sq mi)
• Land	94.11 km2 (36.34 sq mi)
	There is an apparent; contradiction between two; authoritative sources
Population (2021)
• Total	482
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.1%
• Dwellings	264
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0X 3A0
Area code	418
Highways	R-159
Website	www.st-prosper.ca

Last updated April 05, 2024

Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain is a municipality of 516 people in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the regional county.^[3]

History

Around the Natal Church Bell Tower, historical notes on the parish of Saint-Prosper

« ... Et cependant que de progrès déjà accomplis au milieu de vous, non-seulement sous le rapport religieux ; mais encore pour la vie matérielle ! Au dire de connaisseurs, vous êtes de tout mon diocèse les plus avancés en agriculture et en industrie laitière. Vos champs se couvrent d'abondantes moissons, malgré les intempéries des saisons et quelquefois les oppositions persistantes du sol ; vos troupeaux ravissent les prix aux expositions ; et vos produits laitiers, exportés par des vôtres sur les marchés étrangers, en rapportent de notables bénéfices.
Aussi l'aisance est générale à Saint- Prosper, et c'est à peine si on y trouve assez de nécessiteux, pour sauvegarder la parole de Notre-Seigneur ; Pauperes enim semper habetis vobis (Jean-12-8) »
— F-X. Ev : des Trois-Rivières. Evêché des Trois- Rivières, 21 novembre 1908.^[5]

The area opened up for colonization in the middle of the 19th century, and in 1850 the Parish of Saint-Prosper was established out of the territories of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. It was named after Prosper of Aquitaine possibly by Bishop Joseph Signay who wanted to emphasize the "prosperity" of the first settlers, who were poor but brave. In 1853, its post office opened, and two years later, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Prosper was formed, with Augustin Massicotte as first mayor.^[6]^[7]

In 1861, Saint-Prosper had 1028 inhabitants, and at the start of 1900, there were nearly 1500 persons.^[7]

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.^[6]

Photos

Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain

Wide open spaces in the St. Lawrence Lowlands
Bike tour, activity organized by the Recreation Committee, rue de l'Église
Catholic parish cemetery, rue de l'Église
March 2008, rue Principale (Quebec road 159),
Rural and agricultural zone, rang Saint-Charles
Alte of a flock of snow geese, chemin des Trente-Trois
Harvest, chemin du Cordon^[8],^[9]

Lake, creeks and rivers of the Sainte-Anne River drainage basin
A la Barbotte Lake,^[10] source of Gendron Creek, Laurentians, access by Route des Prairies
Cossette Creek,^[11] tributary of Gendron Creek, under the Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain Bridge (Trans Canada Trail)
Gendron Creek,^[12] tributary of Charest River, from bridge P-17092,^[13] Chemin Saint-Édouard
Charest River, tributary of Sainte-Anne River, from bridge TR-2/TR-1, Route Fraser

Heritages, Structures, Traditions
1900, Farm Claïr Massicotte and Éléonore(Élée) Trudel, some of their 11 or 12 children, horses, dog and wheel, rang Saint-Augustin
1940, private residences, general store, gas station, Principale Street (Quebec Route 159)
1940, Main Street (Quebec Route 159), dirt roads, boardwalks, intersection of Route de l'Église
Former railway line (CN)^[14] converted to the Trans Canada Trail,^[15] Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain Bridge, over Cossette Creek
2020, time and wood donated each year (corvée), by parishioners, for the heating of the church,^[16] rue de l'Église

Demographics

Population trend:^[17]

Population in 2021: 482 (2016 to 2021 population change: -9.1%)
Population in 2016: 530
Population in 2011: 505
Population in 2006: 541
Population in 2001: 531
Population in 1996: 548
Population in 1991: 584
Population in 1986: 628
Population in 1981: 663
Population in 1976: 797
Population in 1971: 886
Population in 1966: 999
Population in 1961: 1,129
Population in 1956: 1,230
Population in 1951: 1,172
Population in 1941: 1,133
Population in 1931: 1,167
Population in 1921: 1,187
Population in 1911: 1,316
Population in 1901: 1,334
Population in 1891: 1,358
Population in 1881: 1,382
Population in 1871: 1,147
Population in 1861: 1,028

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 244 (total dwellings: 264)

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 0%
French as first language: 99%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 0%

External links

Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain : la maison au cadran / Edgar Gariépy - photo 1926, Archives de Montréal
Gendron Bridge at 2nd Row Saint-Édouard in Saint-Prosper, Champlain County, photo 1994, on BAnQ Quebec
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Répertoire des municipalités, Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation Quebec
Harmonized Regulations respecting Public Safety and Protection of Persons and Property, (in French), 22 décembre 2020. Note : Le présent règlement s’applique sur l’ensemble des territoires des municipalités de la MRC des Chenaux faisant partie de l’Entente relative à la fourniture de services de police par la Sûreté du Québec sur le territoire de la M.R.C., soit Batiscan, Champlain, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Maurice (Québec), Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain et Saint-Stanislas (Les Chenaux).

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References

1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 37250". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Prosper census profile
↑ "Mauricie, Bulletin statistique régional, édition" (pdf). Gouvernement du Québec, Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
↑ Quebec government (2010-11-12). "Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain" (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
↑ E. Taslusier (21 November 1908). "Autour du Clocher Natal, 376 pages" (pdf). Patrimoine Québec, Projet de sauvegarde de données généalogiques et d’archivage, p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
1 2 "Saint-Prosper (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
1 2 Gérard Ébacher. "Historique de Saint-Prosper" (in French). Municipalité de paroisse de Saint-Prosper. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
↑ "Chemin du Cordon". Commission de toponymie Quebec. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
↑ "Chemin du Cordon". Hebdo Mékinac/Des Chenaux. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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↑ "Cossette Creek". Commission de Toponymie Quebec (in French). Quebec Government. 1968-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
↑ "Ruisseau Gendron". Commission de toponymie Quebec (in French). Quebec Government. 1979-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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[mamrot-1] 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 37250". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.

[cp2021-2] 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Prosper census profile

[3] "Mauricie, Bulletin statistique régional, édition" (pdf). Gouvernement du Québec, Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-29.

[4] Quebec government (2010-11-12). "Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain" (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. Retrieved 2023-09-29.

[5] E. Taslusier (21 November 1908). "Autour du Clocher Natal, 376 pages" (pdf). Patrimoine Québec, Projet de sauvegarde de données généalogiques et d’archivage, p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[CTQ-SP-6] 1 2 "Saint-Prosper (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[SP-his-7] 1 2 Gérard Ébacher. "Historique de Saint-Prosper" (in French). Municipalité de paroisse de Saint-Prosper. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-18.

[8] "Chemin du Cordon". Commission de toponymie Quebec. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[9] "Chemin du Cordon". Hebdo Mékinac/Des Chenaux. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[10] Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, Gouvernement du Québec, Service de la cartographie (1981). "A la Barbotte Lake, Saint-Adelphe 311 09-200-0201 Map -". BAnQ Banque de noms de lieux du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[11] "Cossette Creek". Commission de Toponymie Quebec (in French). Quebec Government. 1968-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

[12] "Ruisseau Gendron". Commission de toponymie Quebec (in French). Quebec Government. 1979-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

[13] "Inventory and inspection of structures". Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable (in French). Government of Quebec. 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

[14] "A Century of Our Stories 1919- 2019". Canadian National Railway (CN). 2019. p. 300. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[15] "The Pégase trails, the first section of the Trans Canada Trail in Mauricie" (in French). Trans Canada Trail. 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2023-10-22.

[16] "Église Saint-Prosper". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. 2013. Retrieved 2023-10-07.

[17] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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v t e Subdivisions of Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
Municipalities	Batiscan Champlain Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain Saint-Stanislas Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Parishes	Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Saint-Maurice Saint-Narcisse Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Regional county municipalities in Mauricie: Les Chenaux Maskinongé Mékinac Equivalent territories: La Tuque Shawinigan Trois-Rivières Native reserves: Coucoucache Obedjiwan Wemotaci