Saint-Ubalde, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Ubalde is a rural municipality in Portneuf County
in the Canadian
province of Quebec
.
Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east where there are numerous lakes such as Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, and Thom. Therefore its economy is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fising).
in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan
of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf)
, and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon
, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened.
In 1920, the village centre separated from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Ubalde. But in 1973, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Ubalde.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 657 (total dwellings: 1000)
Mother tongue:
Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Portneuf is a Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The county administrative seat is Cap-Santé.- History :The Regional County Municipality of Portneuf was constituted as a regional administrative entity on November 25th 1981 by a Provincial decree creating the supralocal...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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....
.
Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east where there are numerous lakes such as Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, and Thom. Therefore its economy is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fising).
History
Saint-Ubald (originally without an "e") was founded by people from NeuvilleNeuville, Quebec
Neuville is a village on the north shore of the Saint Laurence River, just west of Quebec City, part of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1684, and has remained quite picturesque throughout these years....
in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan
Sacristan
A sacristan is an officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents.In ancient times many duties of the sacristan were performed by the doorkeepers , later by the treasurers and mansionarii...
of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf)
Portneuf, Quebec
Southern main part...
, and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon
Charles-François Baillargeon
Charles-François Baillargeon was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.He was from Lower Canada and studied at the Collège de Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Collège de Nicolet followed by four years of theology at Quebec where his choice of the priesthood was confirmed...
, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened.
In 1920, the village centre separated from the parish municipality to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Ubalde. But in 1973, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Ubalde.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 1458 (2001 to 2006 population change: -0.1 %)
- Population in 2001: 1460
- Population in 1996: 1540
- Population in 1991: 1552
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 657 (total dwellings: 1000)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0 %
- French as first language: 99.3 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0.7 %