Saint-Adelphe () is a parish municipality located in the

Mékinac Regional County Municipality Mékinac () is a regional county municipality (RCM) of 5,607 km2 located in the administrative region of Mauricie, along the Saint-Maurice River, which also crosses the RCM from one end to the other, and the Matawin River, a tributary of ...

(RCM), located in

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

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province,

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. Usage includes Saint-Adelphe in the

Batiscanie Batiscanie, a vernacular name, of a territory located in the Mauricie region, divided between the RCMs of Les Chenaux, Portneuf and Mékinac, in Quebec, Canada. The name Batiscanie evokes, without geopositioning it, the territory of the Bati ...

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to refer to the region. In 1885, the settlers, who came to most of Saint-Stanislas of the two

Batiscan Batiscan (or Batisquan) was a chief of the Algonquin people in the area of Trois-Rivières, Quebec around 1610 to 1629. He met the explorer Samuel de Champlain upon his return to Quebec in 1610 and held a feast for him. In 1611, Samuel de Champla ...

riversides, agreed to ask the bishop to erect a

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. At the founding of the parish of Saint-Adelphe, canonically erected in 1885,

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, Bishop of

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wanted to pay tribute to the priest of

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(1852-1882), Edward Louis-Adolphe Dupuis (1823-1893), who had marked the location of the church. Considering that the Roman martyrology not count Saint-Adolphe, he chose Saint-Adelphe, bishop and confessor, whose religious festival is celebrated on 29 August, and whose name differs only by a vowel. This explanation, advanced by

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, seems ill explain whereas at least one saint named Adolphe

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(1216-1224). According to the French explorer

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, Batiscan designation comes from an "important Indian captain." Different authors attribute the origin of the name Batiscan various interpretations, all of Indian origin "haze" or "crushed bone", "dried meat" and "rushes to the mouth." The

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is itself designated since 1891 under the name of "Saint-Adelphe-de-Champlain". Saint-Adelphe was formerly known as "Pierre-Paul" sector, the name of a tributary of the

Batiscan River Batiscan River () has its source in the region of Lac Édouard, in the Laurentians Mountains, the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux É ...

History

One of the first residents of Saint-Adelphe, a certain Jeanot, registered himself as an Indian in the 1861 census. His residence was located nearby the Manitou Falls on the banks of the

, at the limit of Saint-Stanislas and Saint-Adelphe. This sector is also the old limit of two lordship: Sainte-Anne and Batiscan. Few years later, a dozen pioneer families are established in the area. In 1860, there were a few settlers, including Veillette, Asselin, Carpentier, Thivierge, Lambert, Baillargeon, Charest, Gervais, Perron, Lafontaine, Baribeau and Lavigueur dit Brouillet. During the civil foundation in 1891, the parish of Saint-Adelphe has 56 established families (in addition surnames identified in the 1860s): Ayotte, Boisvert, Bordeleau, Brosseau, Cardinal, Cossette, Side, Francoeur, Gauthier, Germain, Hamelin, Mongrain, Roberge, Sauvageau, St-Arneault, Tiffault. Subsequently, families Douville, Gagnon, Plourde and Trépanier came to settle there.

Municipal chronology

The civic erection of the parish of Saint-Adelphe was formalized on July 2, 1891. At that time, 56 families were registered in the parish. * 1891 (July 2) - Civil Erection of the municipality of Saint-Adelphe. The territory assigned to this new entity has 186 acres and 5 perches in front to a depth of 216 acres. The first Council meeting was held on September 21, 1891 and first mayor was the Narcisse Roberge. In 1893, a tray is made to connect the two banks of the

at a cost of $30. The ferry fare is fixed at $0.80 per family for one year and $0.10 per car for non-subscribers and non-residents or $0.01 per pedestrian. * In 1912, construction of the first aqueduct in the village galvanized iron. In 1912, PN Chaillez of Saint-Stanislas has built a first toll bridge on the

. * 1923 - Arrival of electricity. The municipality had adopted the regulation on the sale and the April 3 192L electricity service. * 1924 - Construction of the new covered bridge (wooden) the

with a length of 338 feet, with a single central pillar for $16000. This covered bridge included a pedestrian sidewalk on the southeast side. * 1925 - Construction of new wooden covered bridge on the

Pierre-Paul River The Pierre-Paul River flows into the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative area of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada, through these three municipalities of the Batiscanie: Saint-Tite, Sainte-Thècle and Sain ...

, almost at its mouth which empties into the

. * 1927 - Construction of a building for fire pumps, nozzles, tank suits. It was erected on the rue de la Chapelle, then was rebuilt on Main Street. * 1929 - Founding of the People's Fund. * 1937 - The covered bridge on the

is the subject of extensive repairs. * 1965 - Construction of the cement bridge on the

. * 1968 (November) - Covered Bridge on the

is demolished.

Religious chronology

* 1885 (April 23) - Canonical erection of the parish of Saint-Adelphe by decree of Bishop

. * 1889 - Construction of the first chapel and the first rectory, under the direction of Father Michael E. Jannelle, pastor of

Sainte-Thècle Sainte-Thècle () is a Canadian municipality located in the province of Quebec in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Batiscanie watershed, in the administrative region of Mauricie. This municipality of 212 square kilometres is kno ...

. These buildings were built on the east side of the

, on the site of the actual cemetery. * 1890 - Arrival of the first resident priest is Father Joseph-Marie Gouin. During the previous five years, the priests of Sainte-Thècle, Quebec and Saint-Stanislas had served the parish of Saint-Adelphe. * 1914 - End of the first sod for the construction of the present church. * 1936 - beautification of the grounds of the church under the pastor Ferron. * January 1, 2018 - Creation of the new "fabrique" of the parish of Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, merging the factories of Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Saint-Éloi-les-Mines, Saint-Rémi-du-Lac-aux-Sables, St. Leopold of Hervey-Junction, St. Thecla and St. Adelphe.

Geography

The legendary

crosses the territory of the municipality from north to south. This river is recognized as a key passage to the hinterland in Native history.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Saint-Adelphe had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Mother tongue: * English as first language: 3% * French as first language: 94% * English and French as first language: 1% * Other as first language: 1%

Photos

File:Saint Adelphe 045.jpg, Curé-Adélard-Lamy cemetery, spires of the bell towers of the Catholic church, the village File:Saint Adelphe 051.jpg, Highway 352, reinforced concrete girder bridge P01548 (1950),

at the mouth of the

File:Saint Adelphe 047.jpg, Mouth of

, bridge P01548, reinforced concrete girders (1950), Route 352, spires of the bell towers of the Catholic church, village, cultivated field, cemetery Curé Adélard-Lamy, Saint-Adelphe File:Saint_Adelphe_012.jpg, Ruisseau Ayotte, from bride pont P-01551, rang Price File:Saint_Adelphe_013.jpg, Sign on bridge P-01551, Ruisseau Ayotte, rang Price File:Saint_Adelphe_022.jpg, Ruisseau Bras Fanfan from P-06222 bridge, rang Saint-Paul File:Saint_Adelphe_018.jpg, Ruisseau Bras Fanfan, from P-06222 bridge, rang Saint-Paul File:Saint_Adelphe_024.jpg, Rue du Moulin File:Saint_Adelphe_026.jpg, Corner of Cossette and Station streets File:Saint_Adelphe_036.jpg, Principale street

References

External links

* Municipality of Saint-Adelphe: {{authority control Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Mauricie Mékinac Regional County Municipality