Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Municipality
Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM
Ste-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°58′N 70°58′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	L'Île-d'Orléans
Settled	1660
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean Pierre Turcotte
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	50.70 km^2 (19.58 sq mi)
• Land	50.54 km^2 (19.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	850
• Density	16.8/km^2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.4%
• Dwellings	371
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 3P0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-368
Website	www.ste-famille.iledorleans.com

Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (Sainte-Famille prior to September 12, 2017) is a municipality in the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, part of the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. It is situated along the western shores of Island of Orléans.

Founded in 1661, Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is the oldest settlement on l'île d'Orléans and has one of the most important concentrations of houses of the old French regime.

History

In 1661, l'Île d'Orléans' first parish was formed and it was known until 1679 as Paroisse de l'Île. The parish municipality was first established in 1845 as La Sainte-Famille, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. The article 'La' disappeared in the 19th century.^[1][4] A post office named Sainte-Famille-d'Orléans was opened in 1852.^[5]

On September 12, 2017, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Famille changed statutes and name to the Municipality of Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.^[6]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	850 (-9.4% from 2016)	938 (10.2% from 2011)	851 (+0.8% from 2006)
Land area	50.54 km^2 (19.51 sq mi)	48.76 km^2 (18.83 sq mi)	48.46 km^2 (18.71 sq mi)
Population density	16.8/km^2 (44/sq mi)	19.2/km^2 (50/sq mi)	17.6/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 56.4, F: 52.8)	53.5 (M: 53.4, F: 53.5)	50.0 (M: 49.8, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings	345 (total)	445 (total)	362 (total)
Median household income		$75,776	$61,927

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10][11]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Year Pop. ±% 1976 1,040 —     1981 1,027 −1.2% 1986 1,026 −0.1% 1991 942 −8.2% 1996 913 −3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 882 −3.4% 2006 844 −4.3% 2011 851 +0.8% 2016 938 +10.2% 2021 850 −9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[12]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec[12]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		930		915	15.1%	98.4%		10	0.0%	1.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%		5	50.0%	0.5%
2011		815		795	1.2%	97.6%		10	n/a%	1.2%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	1.2%
2006		805		805	6.9%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		875		865	1.1%	98.9%		10	n/a%	1.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		875		875	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Cultural significance

In literature

• In The Spy Who Loved Me, Ian Fleming's ninth novel in his James Bond series, the narrator Vivienne Michel was born and raised in Sainte-Famille.

See also

• Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
• Île d'Orléans
• Maison Drouin

References

1. "Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 20010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. Poirier, J. (1962). La toponymie de l'Ile d'Orléans. Cahiers de géographie du Québec, 6(12), 183–199S. See p. 194: L'article ne disparaît qu'au XIX^e siècle.
5. Poirier 1962, p. 197.
6. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names, Table 1: Changes to census subdivisions by province and territory". Statistics Canada. November 14, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
12. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

• Île d'Orléans - Sainte-Famille portrait