L'Épiphanie
L'Épiphanie (French pronunciation: [lepifani]) is a town in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, located on the bank of the L'Achigan river. It has nearly 9,000 inhabitants and was 150 years old in 2004.
L'Épiphanie | |
|---|---|
Location within L'Assomption RCM. | |
L'Épiphanie Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W / 45.850°N 73.483°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | L'Assomption |
| Constituted | June 30, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Plante |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | L'Assomption |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.17 km2 (22.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,883 |
| • Density | 157/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 3,695 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-339 R-341 |
| Website | www |
On May 23, 2018, the town was greatly enlarged when the Parish Municipality of L'Épiphanie was added to it.[5]
Since 1732, the place was known as L'Achigan, thus taking the name of the river flowing through its territory. It was not until 1853 that the name L'Épiphanie appeared. This coincided with the moment of the canonical establishment of the parish, which had just separated from L'Assomption. Historians generally agree to see in this name the transposition of a Sulpician custom. They were owners of the Saint-Sulpice seigneury within which a large part of the territory of L'Épiphanie was included. On January 6 of each year, the day of the Epiphany, the Sulpicians came to celebrate a mass and took advantage of it to collect the seigniorial rents which were due to them. Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876, would have liked to recall this custom by retaining the name L'Épiphanie.[6]
Geography edit
Climate edit
Based on the Vercheres station
| Climate data for L'Épiphanie, Quebec | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 12 (54) | 21 (70) | 30 (86) | 34 (93) | 35 (95) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.6 (96.1) | 33 (91) | 28.9 (84.0) | 20 (68) | 15 (59) | 35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 19 (66) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10 (14) | −7.9 (17.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2 (36) | −5.6 (21.9) | 6.6 (43.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) | −12.4 (9.7) | −6.7 (19.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | −9.3 (15.3) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −37.2 (−35.0) | −31 (−24) | −15 (5) | −6.7 (19.9) | 0 (32) | 5.5 (41.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | −6 (21) | −7.8 (18.0) | −21 (−6) | −32 (−26) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.6 (2.90) | 56.4 (2.22) | 59.2 (2.33) | 72.6 (2.86) | 84.5 (3.33) | 98.6 (3.88) | 93.2 (3.67) | 93.6 (3.69) | 87.4 (3.44) | 93 (3.7) | 89.9 (3.54) | 81.6 (3.21) | 983.6 (38.72) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.2 (1.03) | 18.5 (0.73) | 27 (1.1) | 66.5 (2.62) | 84.5 (3.33) | 98.6 (3.88) | 93.2 (3.67) | 93.6 (3.69) | 87.4 (3.44) | 92.6 (3.65) | 77.4 (3.05) | 32.2 (1.27) | 797.6 (31.40) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 47.5 (18.7) | 37.8 (14.9) | 32.2 (12.7) | 6.3 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.5 (0.2) | 12.5 (4.9) | 49.4 (19.4) | 182.2 (71.7) |
| Source: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Épiphanie had a population of 8,883 living in 3,583 of its 3,695 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 8,693. With a land area of 56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 157.0/km2 (406.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,883 (+2.2% from 2016) | 5,495 (-2.6% from 2011) | 5,353 (+16.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi) | 2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi) | 2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
| Population density | 157/km2 (410/sq mi) | 2,387.4/km2 (6,183/sq mi) | 2,367.9/km2 (6,133/sq mi) |
| Median age | 38.8 (M: 38.4, F: 38.8) | 36.5 (M: 35.4.7, F: 37.6) | 36.8 (M: 36.3, F: 37.2) |
| Private dwellings | 3,695 (total) 3,583 (occupied) | 2,240 (total) | 2,110 (total) |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $32,704 | $32,704 |
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.8%
- French as first language: 96.1%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 1.7%
Economy edit
Agriculture edit
L'Épiphanie was once a thriving industrial city. The first important industry was that of the Lynch family with the manufacture of furniture. But it was the cigar industry with the Bourdon family that long characterized the economy of L'Épiphanie. This industry led to the development of another company: the "Cigar Box" factory. This became thirty years later "Canada Manufacturing", specializing in the manufacture of boxes of all kinds. "Source Colombia", meanwhile, began its activities between 1880 and 1912. For many years, it provided mineral water equal in quality to imported water. But most of these companies, for various reasons, ceased their activities in the sixties. Today, agriculture is the main economic sector of the city.[14]
Sports edit
L'Épiphanie is home to the Chasse Gallerie boating circuit and the Chez Ti-Jean cross country skiing centre.
Infrastructure edit
Cemeteries edit
Cemeteries in or near L'Épiphanie include the L'Épiphanie Cemetery,[15] the Grand Cemetery of L'Assomption,[16] and the Saint-Gérard-Majella Cemetery.[17]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "L'Épiphanie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 35560". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation".
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Épiphanie census profile
- ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. May 2018. ISSN 1715-6408. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Fiche descriptive".
- ^ "Vercheres, Quebec Climate". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. 5 October 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Histoire".
- ^ "L'Épiphanie Cemetery, L'Épiphanie, Quebec". Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ "Paroisse l'Assomption-de-la-Sainte-Vierge". Grand Cimetière de l'Assomption (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ "Saint-Gérard-Majella Cemetery, L'Assomption, Quebec". Retrieved 2022-04-05.