Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Parish municipality
Motto(s): 
Venus pour demeurer
("Came to Stay")
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is located in Central Quebec
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°32′N 72°20′W / 46.533°N 72.333°W / 46.533; -72.333
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMLes Chenaux
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[1]
 • MayorChristian Gendron
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingChamplain
Area
[1][2]
 • Total100.60 km2 (38.84 sq mi)
 • Land98.21 km2 (37.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,060
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 2.3%
 • Dwellings
543
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2R0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-40
R-361
Websitewww.stegenevieve.ca

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. This municipality is part of the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality in Batiscanie and in the administrative region of Mauricie. It is located along the Batiscan River.

The town of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan was the seat of the Lordship of Batiscan from 1665 and Champlain County from 1855 to 1981. During the first centuries of its history, the economy of the area has been focused on forestry, agriculture, fishing and river transport. Sainte-Geneviève was also a prominent center of trade for the Batiscanie.

Geography

The main village is situated on the northeast shore of the Batiscan River at the confluence of the Veillet River, while a small village is located just opposite, on the south-west. The village center is located about 6.3 km (4 mi) from the mouth of the Batiscan River and 7.6 km (5 mi) from the Batiscan railway station, on the former Canadian Pacific Railway line (now run in this area by Quebec Gatineau Railway). The Batiscan River through the village and splits into two parts.

The agricultural area of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan stops at the foot of the Saint-Narcisse moraine. It is a mountainous line in the east-west direction, between Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan with Saint-Stanislas and Saint-Narcisse. Most of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is included in the Batiscanie, except for two areas: one in the east, at the limit of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, and the other to the southwest, near the limit of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes.

Toponymy

Initially, the Catholic parish was named in honour of Saint Genevieve, patron saint of France and the city of Paris, the largest French-speaking city in the world. In France, the French patron saint is also the Diocese of Nanterre and gendarmes.[3]

The name "Batiscan" was derived from the chief of the Algonquin people from around 1610 to 1629, for whom the river was named after.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan had a population of 1,028 living in 514 of its 571 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 1,006. With a land area of 97.65 km2 (37.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.5/km2 (27.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Catholic Parish

The civil records of Sainte-Genevieve de Batiscan start in July 1727 and are administered by the neighboring parish of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Batiscan up to the canonical erection of the Catholic parish of Sainte-Genevieve de Batiscan, which occurred on August 16, 1833. This Catholic parish falls within the Diocese of Trois-Rivières. A priest or a pastor serving resides since 1728.

History

There is a known archaeological potential at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan where a manuscript source (Massicotte, 1935) mentions the discovery of artifacts from the prehistoric period (projectile point and others). Thus, the edge of the St. Lawrence River and its main tributaries have been occupied for several millennia. Because of its importance as a possible route of circulation and penetration to the interior, the Batiscan River remains a significant point of interest for prehistoric archaeology. Source: Chemin de la rivière à Veillette, archaeological reconnaissance.[5]

The municipality of Sainte-Genevieve de Batiscan was erected May 11, 1841 in the southeastern part of the Lordship of Batiscan under the Act 8 Vict. chap. 40, in July 1845. The territory of municipality of Sainte-Geneviève was detached from the parishes of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Batiscan and La Visitation de Champlain.[6]

Regional Administration

From 1855 to 1982, the city was the seat of Champlain County. In 1982, the old county system was reformulated into the new regional county municipality (RCM) system, with Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan becoming part of the Francheville RCM. On December 31, 2001, it was transferred from the Francheville RCM to the new Les Chenaux RCM, following the creation of the new City of Trois-Rivières and the dissolution of the Francheville RCM.[7]

Batiscan river, bridge, municipality, from Quebec Route 361

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References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 37215". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. 1 2 "Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (Code 2437215) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57797". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jean Dumont, Archaeology Consultant (1999-03-30). "Chemin de la rivière à Veillette, archaeological reconnaissance" (PDF) (in French). Government of Quebec, Ministry of Transport, Department of the Environment. pp. 14 of 27. Retrieved 2023-11-29. The shores of the St. Lawrence River and its main tributaries have been occupied for several millennia
  6. ↑ Magnan, Hormisdas, "Dictionnaire historique et géographique des paroisses, missions et municipalités de la Province de Québec" (Historical and Geographical Dictionary of parishes, missions and municipalities of the Province of Quebec), 1925, p. 402.
  7. ↑ "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Inventory and Inspection of Structures" (in French). Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Quebec. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

Mediagraphy

  1. Gouvernement du Québec. "Sainte-Genevieve-de-Batiscan". Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Répertoire des municipalités.. (in French)
  2. Municipalité de Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan: Official website. (in French)
  3. Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) des Chenaux: Official website. (in French)
  4. Massicotte, Édouard-Zotique. Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Trois-Rivières, Éditions du Bien public, 1936, 131 pages (Collection «Pages trifluviennes», série A, no 18). (in French)
  5. Rivard, Raymond, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, 1833-1983, Sherbrooke, Albums souvenirs québécois, 1983. 160 pages. (in French)
  6. Répertoire des mariages de Sainte Geneviève de Batiscan 1727 à 1900, written by Dominique Campagna, 128 pages. (in French)
  7. Répertoire des sépultures de Sainte Geneviève de Batiscan 1727 à 1984, 1985, published by "La Société historique de Sainte Geneviève de Batiscan inc". (in French)
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