Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec
Sainte-Mélanie is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the western shores of the L'Assomption River.
Coordinates (10, rue Louis-Charles-Panet[1]): 46°08′N 73°31′W / 46.133°N 73.517°WCoordinates: 46°08′N 73°31′W / 46.133°N 73.517°W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Joliette |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yves Beaulieu |
• Federal riding | Joliette |
• Prov. riding | Joliette |
Area | |
• Total | 78.30 km2 (30.23 sq mi) |
• Land | 75.84 km2 (29.28 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,892 |
• Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) |
• Change (2006–11) | 4.6% |
• Dwellings | 1,404 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Website | www |
History
Sainte-Mélanie used to be part of the territory of the Ailleboust Seignory, which was given to Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil (1694-1785) in 1736. By 1800, Pierre-Louis Panet (1761-1812) was Lord of Ailleboust. His daughter Charlotte-Mélanie Panet (1794-1872) may have been the source of the name Sainte-Mélanie, also a reference to Melania the Younger (383-439). Charlotte-Mélanie's husband, Marc-Antoine-Louis Lévesque (1782-1833), donated the land in 1814 for a chapel that was built in 1830. The Parish of Sainte-Mélanie was founded in 1832. Four years later, in 1836, the post office opened under the name Daillebout.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Geographic code 61050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ Reference number 278086 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Mélanie census profile
- ↑ "Sainte-Mélanie (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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