Price, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Price is a village
in the Canadian
province of Quebec
, located in La Mitis Regional County Municipality
.
Population 2006: 1,777
) that the village of Price was founded at the end of the 19th century. It was a suburb of Saint-Octave-de-Métis, which constituted a community of workers, who were employed at the saw mill.
The parish of (Saint-Rémi-de-Métis) was detached from Saint-Octave-de-Métis in 1909. In 1916, the parsish was erected. Ten years later, in 1926, the municipality was founded under the name Priceville. But the name was modified in 1945 to avoid conflicts with the village of Princeville in the Bois-Francs region of (Québec).
A hydroelectric dam (Mitis I) was the first in the Bas-Saint-Laurent
region after in construction in 1923 and gave electricity to the Gaspésie region.
The municipality has 2000 people. The city of Mont-Joli provides the services necessary for the whole region.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Canadian
Canada
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province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, located in La Mitis Regional County Municipality
La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Mitis is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. Its seat is in Mont-Joli which is on the Saint Lawrence River. La Mitis is named for the Mitis River which has its source in the region and flows through the central part of the region before emptying...
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Population 2006: 1,777
- % change (2001-2006) -1.3
- Dwellings: 753
- Density: 686.2
- Area: 2.59 km*
History
It was the arrival of the Price Brothers and Company (of William Evan PriceWilliam Evan Price
William Evan Price was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Chicoutimi—Saguenay from 1872 to 1874.-Biography:...
) that the village of Price was founded at the end of the 19th century. It was a suburb of Saint-Octave-de-Métis, which constituted a community of workers, who were employed at the saw mill.
The parish of (Saint-Rémi-de-Métis) was detached from Saint-Octave-de-Métis in 1909. In 1916, the parsish was erected. Ten years later, in 1926, the municipality was founded under the name Priceville. But the name was modified in 1945 to avoid conflicts with the village of Princeville in the Bois-Francs region of (Québec).
A hydroelectric dam (Mitis I) was the first in the Bas-Saint-Laurent
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...
region after in construction in 1923 and gave electricity to the Gaspésie region.
The municipality has 2000 people. The city of Mont-Joli provides the services necessary for the whole region.
Economy
The economic vitality of the community has always centered on the pulp and paper industry. Since 1888, the saw mills have flourished on in Price. Today, two industries are still present in the area, even though there is an economic crisis in the forest industry. Bois d'oeuvre Cedrico and le Groupe Lebel, are the two compagnies involved.Famous Persons from Price
- Raymond Beaulieu (author)
- Gabriel Lapointe (lawyer)
- Jean LapointeJean LapointeJean Lapointe, is a Quebecois actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator.Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas performing in such venues as the Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris.He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on...
(author-composer-interpreter,actor and Canadian Senator) - Dave Lévesque (golfer)
- Samuel Côté (historical columnist)