Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Located between the Gatineau River
and Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec
.
It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
(1873-1897).
Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 139
Languages:
Gatineau River
The Gatineau River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec...
and Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau is a Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Gracefield. It is named for its location straddling the Gatineau River north of Low. It was incorporated on January 1, 1983.It consists of two cities, fifteen...
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It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Thérèse de Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux , or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun...
(1873-1897).
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 335
- Population in 2001: 377
- 2001 to 2006 population change: -11.1 %
- Population in 1996: 411
- Population in 1991: 380
Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 139
Languages:
- French as first language: 100 %