Saint-Jacques | |
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Nickname: "The Acadian cradle of Lanaudière" | |
Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Montcalm |
Settled | Mid 18th-century |
Constituted | May 20, 1998 |
Named for | Jacques Degeay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josyanne Forest |
• Federal riding | Montcalm |
• Prov. riding | Joliette |
Area | |
• Total | 67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 67.17 km2 (25.93 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 4,302 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016–21) | 8.3% |
• Dwellings | 1,939 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways[4] | R-158 R-341 |
Website | www |
Saint-Jacques (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak] ) is a 26 mi² (67.34 km²) rural municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality with a population of 4,300 year-round residents.[5][6] The municipality is notable for its natural beauty and horticulture. Officially founded in 1774 by thirty Acadian families who managed to escape by boat to Quebec after forced expulsion, Saint-Jacques is part of the region known as the "Acadian cradle of Lanaudière."[7]
"The Great Upheaval" (Fr. "le Grand Dérangement") began in the fall of 1755 and lasted until 1778.[8][9] "The first removals ... [of] approximately 7,000 people were from settlements around the Bay of Fundy" in present-day Nova Scotia.[6] The majority were expelled by ship to the "continental colonies or France," but 225 fled south to Quebec.[8] They would go on to found a handful of new Acadian villages, or “Little Cadies,” including Saint-Jacques, which is why the Saint-Jacques coat of arms uses the same colors as the Acadian flag.[6][7][10]
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