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Saint-Victor () is a municipality in the
Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality Beauce-Centre () is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Chaudière River, between La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality and Beauce-Sartigan Regional Co ...
in the centre of the
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area, part of the
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the " Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachia ...
administrative region in
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, Canada. Saint-Victor's population is 2,313.


History

The area was first settled as Tring
township municipality A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canada ...
, established in 1804. Colonization peaked between 1834 and 1838. Settlers came from the neighboring areas of Saint-François (
Beauceville Beauceville () is a city in, and the seat of, the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,185 as of the Canada 2021 Census. Beauceville's new co ...
),
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce () is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 5,014 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The new city constitution d ...
, Lauzon, and Bellechasse. The Tring township municipality was created in 1845, dissolved in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. In 1864 it split into the Saint-Victor-de-Tring and Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring municipalities. Saint-Victor-de-Tring was named after a
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, which was established in 1848 and became canonical in 1852. The parish included parts of Saint-François-de-Beauce parish and of Tring and Broughton townships. It was named after Pope Saint Victor I because the first chapel's construction started on July 28, Saint Victor's feast day.Fiche descriptive
Toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (1997-03-25). Retrieved on 2011-04-30.
On March 1, 1922, Saint-Victor-de-Tring split into two municipalities, the village and the parish. Originally called Saint-Victor-de-Tring, the village municipality was renamed Saint-Victor in 1955. On December 31, 1996, the municipalities of the village and the parish merged again to form the current municipality of Saint-Victor. Fires destroyed much of the village in 1897, 1916, 1931, 1941, 1948 and 1958.


Geography

The village of Saint-Victor sits on a hill above the Le Bras Saint-Victor river valley. The nearby Lac Fortin, the largest lake in
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, is long and surrounded by houses and chalets. Another lake, Lac aux Cygnes, is shared between the municipalities of Saint-Victor and
Saint-Benoît-Labre Saint-Benoît-Labre () is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,617 as of 2021. It is named after Benedict Joseph La ...
. The smaller Lac Castor lies between the two other lakes. The municipality of Saint-Victor is 55 percent forested.


Demographics

Population trend


Economy

Saint-Victor had an economic boom in the 1990s, when the relative weakness of the Canadian dollar helped local businesses increase exports to the United States. In the mid-2000s, exports declined when the Canadian dollar strengthened and Asian textile quotas ended. But residential construction continues, and the population has been rising every year.


Arts and culture

* A Car Demolition Derby has been held annually in mid-July for over 30 years on the Bar Chez Jessie parking lot. * A rodeo,
Festivites Western de Saint-Victor The Festivites Western de Saint-Victor (literally, Saint-Victor Western Festival) are held in Saint-Victor, Quebec, Canada, in July of each year since 1978. External links Official site
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("Saint-Victor Western Festival"), has been held every July since 1978, attracting 50,000 visitors for the week. * An outdoor swimming and boating event, La Traversée du Lac Fortin, is held yearly at the end of July. * La Course à obstacles is an amateur car race in a sand pit, held annually in mid-August.


Infrastructure

*
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, a provincial highway, crosses the municipality of Saint-Victor. * The Saint-Victor-de-Beauce Aerodrome, a small private airport, is operated by the Club Aéronautique Doyon Inc. * From 1892 to 1992, the Tring-Megantic subdivision of the
Quebec Central Railway The Quebec Central Railway was a railway in the Canadian province of Quebec, that served the Eastern Townships region south of the St. Lawrence River. Its headquarters was in Sherbrooke. It was originally incorporated in 1869 as the Sherbrooke, Ea ...
served Saint-Victor.


Education

In 1903 the Congregations of the Heart of Mary of the Sister-Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary opened a convent school, which burned down on June 6, 1931. A new convent school built in 1932 burned down in Saint-Victor's fire of 1948. A third convent school built in 1949 closed in 1967 as schools were consolidated. Another convent school in the ''station'' neighborhood closed in 1965 and was sold to Victor Woolen Ltd. Boys were not allowed in convent schools after 6th grade but were taught in private homes. The Champlain school for boys was built in 1957 and closed in 1972 when schools were further consolidated. A unified institution, the École Centrale (Central School), replaced all these schools, opening in January 1965 and adding seven new classes in 1967. In 1987 it was renamed "École Le Tremplin." Along with other local school boards, the Commission Scolaire de Saint-Victor merged into the Commission Scolaire de Beauceville in July 1972. A seminary, the Séminaire du Sacré-Coeur, taught men from 1918 until 1975. In 1977 it became a nursing home operated by Fondation Aube-Nouvelle.


Notable people


Born in Saint-Victor

* The village mayor,
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Joseph Bolduc, later became Speaker of the
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and a privy councillor. He was born in Saint-Victor on June 22, 1847, and died there on August 13, 1924. * The ethnographer and writer
Luc Lacourcière Luc Lacourcière, CC (October 18, 1910 – May 15, 1989) was a Québécois writer and ethnographer, who established himself during his lifetime as a leading figure in folklore studies. Trained by Marius Barbeau, he in turn influenced renowned ...
, a Companion of the
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, was born on October 18, 1910. * The
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Noël Lessard was born in 1911 and died in 1990. * Arthur Doyon, son of Gédéon Doyon and Anna Rodrigue was born November 15, 1915, and died in Rouyn-Noranda September 8, 1987. Mining prospector and renowned businessman. Among others, he explored Abitibi: the Doyon mine, said Odyno, then second gold producer in Canada. *
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Fernand Rancourt was born in Saint-Victor on April 26, 1917, died in Saint-Georges on February 13, 1991, and was buried in Saint-Victor. A
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pilot in
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, he attacked a cargo ship along the
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coast, shot a
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airplane, and was credited for sinking a Nazi ship in the
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. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, a military decoration. * Normand Lapointe represented Beauce electoral district in the
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from 1980 to 1984. He was born in Saint-Victor on January 2, 1939, and still lives there. * The poet, painter, and printmaker Robbert Fortin was born on March 14, 1946, and died in
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on April 14, 2008. * The caricaturist Yves Lessard was born in Saint-Victor.


Lived or lives in Saint-Victor

* The naturalist Léon Provancher was Saint-Victor's first parish
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. * The author Caroline Fortier (née Bouchette), who used the pen name "Maxine," wrote some children's books and historical chronicles at Saint-Victor's Lac Fortin.LA CULTURE À BEAUCEVILLE – Comité Culturel et Patrimonial de Beauceville
. Sites.google.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-30. * The writer Jean-Marc Cormier lived in Saint-Victor in 1961 and 1962. * Karolin Métivier,
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, was born October 16, 1986, in Saint-Georges' hospital but has been living in Saint-Victor since then. He has been a member of Équipe du Québec from 2001 to 2009, took part at seven Canadian championships and many international championships including Japan, Denmark and the USA. He got the second place in the 2002 Canada Games and has been Quebec senior champion in 2008. * The author Pierre Barthe lives in the municipality of Saint-Victor. * The photographer Jérôme Bourque lives in the municipality of Saint-Victor.


Photos

Image:Saint-victorquebecSeminaire.jpg, Valley and Séminaire du Sacré-Coeur Image:Saint-victorquebecPaysageautomne.jpg, Countryside in autumn (Ferme Beaucevic) Image:Saint-victorquebecEgliseCoucherSoleil.jpg, Church at sunset Image:Saint-victorquebecfoinmaisons.jpg, Houses and farms Image:Saint-victorquebecEglise.jpg, Church in winter Image:Saint-victorquebecCommercialeNeige.jpg, First snow on Commerciale Street Image:Saint-victorquebecMairieBiblio.jpg, City Hall and Public Library


References


External links


Commission de toponymie du Québec

Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

Municipalité de Saint-Victor – Official website
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