Saint-Tite-des-Caps () is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.
The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.
History In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.
In 1971, a part of its territory was dissolved and returned to unorganized.
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 720 (total dwellings: 887)
Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 0.3% French as first language: 98.7% English and French as first language: 0% Other as first language: 0.3%
Local government List of mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:
Isaïe Ferland (1861–1862, 1873–1875, 1881–1882, 1885–1887) Hypolitte Dessers (1862–1863) Jean–Baptiste Jean (1863–1864) Éloi Boucher (1864–1866) Célestin Chevalier (1866–1868, 1872–1873) Onézime Leblond (1868–1872, 1875–1877) Alexandre Lavoie (1877–1878) Alfred Leclair (1878–1880) Napoléon Poulin (1880–1881) Édouard Girard (1882–1885, 1887–1890, 1891–1893) Jules Gagnon (1890–1891) Auguste Lavoie (1893–1897) Norbert Morency (1897–1914) Wilfrid Labranche (1914–1916) Ludger Leblond (1916–1917) Joseph Gauthier (1917–1921) Achille Lachance (1921–1931) David Morency (1931–1935, 1937–1944) Alfredo Leclerc (1935–1937) Télesphore Duclos (1944–1949) Ludger Duclos (1949–1958, 1964–1966) Noël Drouin (1958–1961) Albany Duclos (1961–1964) Paul–Eugène Morency (1966–1967) Roland Ferland (1967–1969) Jean–Noël Fortin (1969–1971) Paul Duchesne (1971–1975) Léopold Ferland (1975–1984) Huguette Filion Morency (1984–1987) Jean–Claude Clouet (1987–1998) Anne–Marie Guilbault (1998–2005) Pierre Dion (2005–2013) Majella Pichette (2013– )
See also Rivers flowing through Saint-Tite-des-Caps Lombrette River Rivière des Chenaux Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré) List of municipalities in Quebec
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