Portneuf, Quebec

Portneuf
City
Aerial view of Portneuf
Aerial view of Portneuf
Location within Portneuf RCM
Location within Portneuf RCM
Portneuf is located in Central Quebec
Portneuf
Portneuf
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°53′W / 46.700°N 71.883°W / 46.700; -71.883[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
Settled1640
ConstitutedJuly 4, 2002
Government
[2]
 • MayorMario Alain
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
[2][3]
 • Total117.10 km2 (45.21 sq mi)
 • Land109.39 km2 (42.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total3,187
 • Density29.1/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 2.6%
 • Dwellings
1,545
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 2Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-40
R-138
Websitewww.villedeportneuf.com

Portneuf is a municipality in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River, between Quebec City and Trois-Rivières. The Portneuf River runs on the east side of the town centre.

The town of Portneuf is named after a seignory that was founded in 1636, and first settled in 1640.

The municipal territory consists of 2 non-contiguous areas, separated by the municipality of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne. The smaller northern portion is undeveloped, whereas the southern piece is the main inhabited part with the population centres of Portneuf (south of Autoroute 40), and the adjacent Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, north of A-40. The present-day municipality was created in 2002, when the old city of Portneuf merged with the town of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf.[4]

The town is located on the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from near Montreal to Quebec City. The town is also close by to A-40, where Provencher Street connects to the town at Exit 261.

One of Portneuf's major employers is a local paper mill owned by Metro Paper Industries, a Toronto-based paper company.[5] Paper had been a major part of Portneuf's development since the first paper mill opened in 1839.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Portneuf Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cp2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Web page for MPI's Portneuf plant
  6. ^ University of Western Ontario: "Business and History - J. Ford & Co. Limited" Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine