42:
64:
80:
422:
149:
433:
1269:
169:
1177:
1194:
1169:
302:
1148:
1079:
87:
396:
387:
476:
was established in 1678, by the members of La
Compagnie-des-Cents-Associés. Château-Richer was the first home to Quebec’s oldest families(les Greniers,Giroux,Vachons,Bélangers,Juchereaux,Cloutiers)with descendants remaining to this day. In fact, a fairly large segment of the town's population can be
515:
In 1678, the local parish was formed, named La
Visitation-de-Notre-Dame. On March 15, 1753, Château-Richer became very first organized village in New France. In 1832, the post office opened. In 1845, the municipality was first established but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished in 1855 when it
950:
508:'s map of 1641 is the earliest source that mentions the name "Chateau Richer", referring only to the cape or headland on which stands the present church. But the origin of this name remains uncertain. In 1646,
232:
245:
1751:
869:
1235:
1534:
1580:
839:
1772:
1642:
1415:
1257:
1405:
1274:
466:
198:
925:
41:
1827:
509:
512:, Lord and Chief Prosecutor, granted 20 concessions to the inhabitants of Château-Richer so that they could officially establish themselves properly.
1508:
1265:
111:
1410:
1545:
1500:
1110:
1627:
1319:
1161:
240:
63:
1565:
1222:
227:
1519:
849:
1555:
1400:
79:
1496:
1560:
1211:
1754:
1706:
1001:
1250:
1601:
1550:
1486:
1350:
1395:
673:. With a land area of 228.84 km (88.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.3/km (50.1/sq mi) in 2021.
484:. This road, originally known as Le Chemin-du-Roy (The King’s Road) or Le Chemin-Royal (The Royal Road), would later be renamed
1653:
1420:
1243:
844:
1822:
477:
traced back to those enterprising pioneers tasked with establishing a fur-trading post while increasing the population.
161:
1719:
1103:
1049:
1083:
1050:"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec"
517:
362:
1783:
864:
504:
established in Château-Richer the first farm in the Saint
Lawrence valley, to feed the people of Quebec city.
1096:
1775:
1714:
1645:
1583:
1537:
1511:
1479:
1443:
1385:
193:
1570:
1734:
1673:
1366:
1135:
1596:
1324:
901:
523:
859:
1622:
1616:
1298:
1293:
1183:
1703:
1693:
1663:
1157:
874:
370:
1472:
1371:
1683:
1658:
1130:
375:
1729:
1606:
1345:
533:
In 1968, it changed its status and became Ville de Château-Richer with the status of a town.
437:
854:
1688:
1428:
1217:
1206:
955:
650:
458:
356:
337:
8:
1591:
1329:
501:
1678:
1632:
1464:
1389:
1314:
1036:
1032:
1028:
1024:
979:
450:
421:
186:
1611:
1288:
1053:
960:
654:
436:
Maison Rouge (Red House) in Château-Richer. Recently inhabited by the French author,
348:
327:
1524:
481:
399:
390:
1762:
1088:
1741:
1668:
1453:
181:
1816:
489:
126:
113:
32:
834:
505:
1724:
1433:
462:
440:, it is now owned by long-standing Château-Richer resident, Renaud Emond.
432:
473:
669:
total private dwellings, a change of 7.2% from its 2016 population of
344:
323:
318:
520:. Château-Richer was the county town of defunct Montmorency County.
936:(in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
410:
1268:
1078:
527:
454:
174:
154:
1494:
544:
Historical census populations – Château-Richer, Quebec
1118:
233:Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
1814:
1275:La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
480:The town stretches for several miles alongside
951:"Château-Richer (Code 2421035) Census Profile"
904:(in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec
1480:
1251:
1104:
840:Centre d'Interprétation de la Côte-de-Beaupré
488:. It is among the first roads to be built in
467:Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
457:, Canada. Located on the north shore of the
896:
894:
892:
890:
1487:
1473:
1258:
1244:
1111:
1097:
686:English and French as first language: 0.4%
420:
1828:Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale
1602:Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente²
1042:
974:
972:
970:
1351:Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
945:
943:
920:
918:
887:
431:
1815:
1803:Does not belong to the Quebec City CMA
1654:Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
967:
557:
268:229.55 km (88.63 sq mi)
260:243.80 km (94.13 sq mi)
86:
68:Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
1468:
1239:
1092:
940:
915:
698:Successive mayors of Château-Richer:
657:, Château-Richer had a population of
1126:
999:
982:(in French). Ville de Château-Richer
850:Rivière aux Chiens (Côte-de-Beaupré)
751:Laplante, François Xavier: 1883–1895
13:
1720:Urban agglomeration of Quebec City
552:
14:
1839:
1566:Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
1546:Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
1072:
980:"Présentation de la municipalité"
781:Gravel, Edouard Lazare: 1933–1935
745:Simard, Etienne Romain: 1891–1891
693:
1556:Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
1267:
1192:
1175:
1167:
1146:
1077:
449:is a small town situated in the
394:
385:
301:
300:
167:
147:
85:
78:
62:
40:
1561:Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
1212:Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
1119:Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
775:Lefrancois, Jules A.: 1925–1931
739:Cloutier, Joseph. P.: 1889–1890
683:French as first language: 97.7%
680:English as first language: 0.6%
536:
1386:Regional county municipalities
1018:
993:
870:Saint-Adolphe River North-East
802:Premont, Paul-Emile: 1973–1977
733:Gravel, Louis-Nérée: 1886–1887
530:, was born in Château-Richer.
1:
1551:Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
1193:
1147:
880:
823:Pouliot, Gino: 2021 – present
817:Dancause, Frédéric: 2005–2017
814:Cloutier, Jean-Guy: 1993–2005
760:Lefrancois, Amédée: 1901–1901
757:Dick, Herménégilde: 1900–1900
689:Other as first language: 1.3%
526:, a prominent businessman of
1176:
1168:
928:Répertoire des municipalités
787:Cauchon, Léonidas: 1937–1939
754:Cloutier, Nazaire: 1896–1899
730:Cloutier, Edouard: 1877–1885
724:Tremblay, Onésime: 1874–1875
721:Cloutier, Vincent: 1872–1873
718:Gravel, Alexandre: 1860–1871
7:
1735:Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
1674:Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
828:
820:Robitaille, Jean: 2017–2021
805:Bolduc, Jean-Guy: 1977–1978
799:Bolduc, Jean-Guy: 1967–1973
793:Gagnon, Philippe: 1959–1965
778:Jobidon, Hilaire: 1931–1933
772:Cloutier, Joseph: 1921–1924
766:Cloutier, Joseph: 1903–1916
742:Gariepy, Edouard: 1890–1891
712:Rheaume, Charles: 1855–1857
46:La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame
10:
1844:
1823:Cities and towns in Quebec
1797:Does not belong to the CMQ
865:Rivière du Sault à la Puce
808:Verreault, Noël: 1978–1985
790:Rheaume, Lucien: 1939–1959
784:Jobidon, Pierre: 1935–1937
769:Cloutier, Emile: 1917–1920
763:Jobidon, Julien: 1902–1902
736:Premont, Joseph: 1888–1888
727:Cauchon, Pierre: 1876–1876
495:
472:The first rural parish in
246:Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
99:Location in central Quebec
1792:
1771:
1750:
1702:
1641:
1597:Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges²
1579:
1533:
1507:
1380:
1359:
1338:
1307:
1281:
1124:
959:. Government of Canada -
845:Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
796:Laplante, Omer: 1965–1967
748:Cote, François: 1882–1892
651:2021 Census of Population
641:Source: Statistics Canada
640:
570:—
465:. It is the seat for the
405:
381:
369:
355:
334:
317:
309:
293:
285:
277:
272:
264:
256:
251:
238:
225:
217:
212:
204:
192:
180:
160:
142:
107:
73:
61:
51:
39:
30:
23:
1784:Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon¹
1694:Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
1325:Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges
1158:Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
1006:faculty.marianopolis.edu
930:: Geographic code 21035"
902:"Château-Richer (Ville)"
875:List of cities in Quebec
811:Laplante, Léo: 1985–1993
715:Bernier, L.P.: 1858–1859
1360:Unorganized territories
709:Renaud, Jean: 1852–1854
706:Huot, Michel: 1849–1851
524:Louis-Théodore Besserer
289:18.0/km (47/sq mi)
1684:Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
1659:Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
1617:Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
1495:Municipalities of the
1429:Equivalent territories
1299:Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
1273: Subdivisions of
1184:Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
1131:Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
703:Lemoine, H.: 1845–1848
516:was incorporated as a
441:
310: • Dwellings
294: • Pop
18:City in Quebec, Canada
1715:Notre-Dame-des-Anges¹
1441:Independent parishes:
1086:at Wikimedia Commons
435:
336: • Summer (
1592:Saint-Tite-des-Caps²
1444:Notre-Dame-des-Anges
1218:Saint Lawrence River
1207:Saint Lawrence River
860:Rivière du Petit Pré
459:Saint Lawrence River
286: • Density
1367:Lac-Jacques-Cartier
1330:Saint-Tite-des-Caps
1136:Lac-Jacques-Cartier
934:www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca
545:
518:parish municipality
502:Samuel de Champlain
123: /
1773:La Nouvelle-Beauce
1730:L'Ancienne-Lorette
1643:La Jacques-Cartier
1581:La Côte-de-Beaupré
1411:La Jacques-Cartier
1406:La Côte-de-Beaupré
1390:Capitale-Nationale
1282:Cities & towns
1056:. February 9, 2022
1000:Bélanger, Claude.
855:Rivière la Retenue
543:
451:Capitale-Nationale
442:
438:Patrick de Friberg
278: • Total
257: • Total
218: • Mayor
199:La Côte-de-Beaupré
187:Capitale-Nationale
1810:
1809:
1805:
1799:
1571:Sainte-Pétronille
1462:
1461:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1082:Media related to
1054:Statistics Canada
961:Statistics Canada
655:Statistics Canada
645:
644:
428:
427:
297:
265: • Land
221:Frédéric Dancause
127:46.967°N 71.017°W
1835:
1801:
1795:
1664:Lac-Saint-Joseph
1489:
1482:
1475:
1466:
1465:
1451:Native reserves:
1272:
1271:
1260:
1253:
1246:
1237:
1236:
1196:
1195:
1179:
1178:
1171:
1170:
1150:
1149:
1127:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1090:
1089:
1081:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1046:
1040:
1022:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1002:"Quebec History"
997:
991:
990:
988:
987:
976:
965:
964:
947:
938:
937:
922:
913:
912:
910:
909:
898:
672:
668:
664:
660:
559:
554:
546:
542:
510:Olivier Letardif
486:l’Avenue Royale
424:
419:
416:
414:
412:
398:
397:
389:
388:
341:
304:
303:
295:
173:
171:
170:
153:
151:
150:
138:
137:
135:
134:
133:
128:
124:
121:
120:
119:
116:
89:
88:
82:
66:
44:
21:
20:
1843:
1842:
1838:
1837:
1836:
1834:
1833:
1832:
1813:
1812:
1811:
1806:
1788:
1767:
1746:
1698:
1637:
1575:
1535:L'Île-d'Orléans
1529:
1503:
1493:
1463:
1458:
1416:L'Île-d'Orléans
1394:
1376:
1372:Sault-au-Cochon
1355:
1334:
1303:
1277:
1266:
1264:
1234:
1229:
1221:
1210:
1180:
1160:
1120:
1117:
1075:
1070:
1069:
1059:
1057:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1023:
1019:
1010:
1008:
998:
994:
985:
983:
978:
977:
968:
949:
948:
941:
924:
923:
916:
907:
905:
900:
899:
888:
883:
831:
826:
696:
676:Mother tongue:
670:
666:
662:
658:
647:
646:
539:
498:
444:
443:
409:
395:
393:
386:
365:
335:
168:
166:
148:
146:
132:46.967; -71.017
131:
129:
125:
122:
117:
114:
112:
110:
109:
103:
102:
101:
100:
97:
96:
95:
94:
90:
69:
57:
47:
35:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1841:
1831:
1830:
1825:
1808:
1807:
1793:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1786:
1780:
1778:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1765:
1759:
1757:
1748:
1747:
1745:
1744:
1739:
1738:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1717:
1711:
1709:
1700:
1699:
1697:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1650:
1648:
1639:
1638:
1636:
1635:
1630:
1628:L'Ange-Gardien
1625:
1623:Château-Richer
1620:
1614:
1609:
1607:Saint-Joachim²
1604:
1599:
1594:
1588:
1586:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1542:
1540:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1516:
1514:
1505:
1504:
1492:
1491:
1484:
1477:
1469:
1460:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1447:
1446:
1437:
1436:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1401:Charlevoix-Est
1398:
1381:
1378:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1369:
1363:
1361:
1357:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1320:L'Ange-Gardien
1317:
1311:
1309:
1308:Municipalities
1305:
1304:
1302:
1301:
1296:
1294:Château-Richer
1291:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1278:
1263:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1240:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1223:Sainte-Famille
1214:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1190:
1187:
1186:
1181:
1173:Château-Richer
1166:
1164:
1162:L'Ange-Gardien
1154:
1153:
1151:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1133:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1116:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1093:
1084:Château-Richer
1074:
1073:External links
1071:
1068:
1067:
1041:
1017:
992:
966:
939:
914:
885:
884:
882:
879:
878:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
830:
827:
825:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
700:
695:
694:List of mayors
692:
691:
690:
687:
684:
681:
643:
642:
638:
637:
634:
631:
627:
626:
623:
620:
616:
615:
612:
609:
605:
604:
601:
598:
594:
593:
590:
587:
583:
582:
579:
576:
572:
571:
568:
565:
561:
560:
555:
550:
541:
540:
538:
535:
497:
494:
447:Château-Richer
430:
429:
426:
425:
413:.chateauricher
407:
403:
402:
383:
379:
378:
373:
367:
366:
361:
359:
357:Postal code(s)
353:
352:
342:
332:
331:
321:
315:
314:
311:
307:
306:
298:
291:
290:
287:
283:
282:
279:
275:
274:
270:
269:
266:
262:
261:
258:
254:
253:
249:
248:
243:
236:
235:
230:
228:Federal riding
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
190:
189:
184:
178:
177:
164:
158:
157:
144:
140:
139:
105:
104:
98:
93:Château-Richer
92:
91:
84:
83:
77:
76:
75:
74:
71:
70:
67:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
25:Château-Richer
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1840:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1804:
1798:
1791:
1785:
1782:
1781:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1770:
1764:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1749:
1743:
1740:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1712:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1701:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1640:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1578:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1532:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1506:
1502:
1498:
1490:
1485:
1483:
1478:
1476:
1471:
1470:
1467:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1426:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1382:
1379:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1346:Saint-Joachim
1344:
1343:
1341:
1337:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1306:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1270:
1261:
1256:
1254:
1249:
1247:
1242:
1241:
1238:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1198:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1174:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1114:
1109:
1107:
1102:
1100:
1095:
1094:
1091:
1087:
1085:
1080:
1055:
1051:
1045:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1021:
1007:
1003:
996:
981:
975:
973:
971:
962:
958:
957:
952:
946:
944:
935:
931:
929:
921:
919:
903:
897:
895:
893:
891:
886:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
832:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
701:
699:
688:
685:
682:
679:
678:
677:
674:
656:
653:conducted by
652:
639:
635:
632:
629:
628:
624:
621:
618:
617:
613:
610:
607:
606:
602:
599:
596:
595:
591:
588:
585:
584:
580:
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
563:
562:
556:
551:
548:
547:
534:
531:
529:
525:
521:
519:
513:
511:
507:
503:
493:
491:
490:North America
487:
483:
478:
475:
470:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
448:
439:
434:
423:
418:
408:
404:
401:
392:
384:
380:
377:
374:
372:
368:
364:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
343:
339:
333:
329:
325:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
299:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
250:
247:
244:
242:
239: •
237:
234:
231:
229:
226: •
224:
220:
216:
211:
207:
203:
200:
197:
195:
191:
188:
185:
183:
179:
176:
165:
163:
159:
156:
145:
141:
136:
108:Coordinates:
106:
81:
72:
65:
60:
56:
55:Union et Paix
50:
43:
38:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1802:
1796:
1689:Lac-Beauport
1520:Saint-Henri¹
1450:
1440:
1427:
1384:
1216:
1205:
1172:
1076:
1058:. Retrieved
1044:
1020:
1009:. Retrieved
1005:
995:
984:. Retrieved
954:
933:
927:
906:. Retrieved
835:Cazeau River
697:
675:
648:
537:Demographics
532:
522:
514:
506:Jean Bourdon
499:
485:
479:
471:
446:
445:
371:Area code(s)
241:Prov. riding
208:July 1, 1855
54:
52:Motto:
15:
1509:Bellechasse
1434:Quebec City
956:2016 census
463:Quebec City
376:418 and 581
205:Constituted
130: /
1817:Categories
1679:Lac-Delage
1633:Boischatel
1396:Charlevoix
1315:Boischatel
1060:August 29,
1011:2016-06-21
986:2010-04-26
908:2010-04-26
881:References
661:living in
474:New France
453:region of
273:Population
213:Government
1525:Beaumont¹
500:In 1626,
482:Route 138
319:Time zone
296:2011–2016
1742:Wendake¹
1612:Beaupré²
1499:/Quebec
1421:Portneuf
1339:Parishes
829:See also
461:east of
382:Highways
162:Province
1669:Shannon
1454:Wendake
1289:Beaupré
665:of its
649:In the
496:History
406:Website
143:Country
118:71°01′W
115:46°58′N
1725:Quebec
1704:Québec
1039:census
528:Ottawa
455:Quebec
182:Region
175:Quebec
172:
155:Canada
152:
1763:Lévis
1752:Lévis
671:4,126
667:2,064
663:1,918
659:4,425
636:+7.6%
633:4,126
630:2016
625:+7.6%
622:3,834
619:2011
614:+3.5%
611:3,563
608:2006
603:−3.8%
600:3,442
597:2001
592:−3.0%
589:3,579
586:1996
581:−2.9%
578:3,690
575:1991
567:3,802
564:1986
400:R-360
391:R-138
345:UTC−4
324:UTC−5
313:1,905
281:4,126
1062:2022
1037:2011
1033:2006
1029:2001
1025:1996
553:Pop.
549:Year
305:7.6%
252:Area
33:City
1800:— ²
1776:RCM
1646:RCM
1584:RCM
1538:RCM
1512:RCM
1501:CMA
1497:CMQ
1388:in
417:.ca
415:.qc
411:www
363:G0A
349:EDT
338:DST
328:EST
194:RCM
1819::
1755:TE
1707:TE
1052:.
1035:,
1031:,
1027:,
1004:.
969:^
953:.
942:^
932:.
917:^
889:^
558:±%
492:.
469:.
1794:¹
1619:²
1488:e
1481:t
1474:v
1431::
1392::
1259:e
1252:t
1245:v
1112:e
1105:t
1098:v
1064:.
1014:.
989:.
963:.
926:"
911:.
351:)
347:(
340:)
330:)
326:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.