Forestville, Quebec
Forestville | |
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| Motto: Per sylvam( "Through the forest" ) | |
 Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM | |
  Forestville Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates:48°44′N69°05′W/ 48.733°N 69.083°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Settled | 1844 |
| Constituted | January 5, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Micheline Anctil |
| •Federal riding | Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix |
| •Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.42 km2(94.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 192.61 km2(74.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,892 |
| • Density | 15.0/km2(39/sq mi) |
| • Pop(2016-21) |  6.1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,577 |
| Time zone | UTC−5(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4(EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 R-385 |
| Website | ville |
Forestvilleis a town in theCôte-Nordregion ofQuebec,Canada.It is located on the north shore of theSt. Lawrence RiveralongRoute 138,approximately 103 kilometres (64 mi) southwest ofBaie-Comeau.There is a vehicle and passengerferryservice from Forestville toRimouski,on the south shore of the St. Lawrence that is over 50 kilometres (31 mi) wide at this point.[4]The city operates theForestville Airport.
Forestville is known for its hunting and fishing. Mooosehunting seasonis popular. There are many lakes and rivers to fish, as well as beaches and camping spots for the summer, and cross country skiing in the winter. It hosts theBoreal Loppet,a cross-country skiing race with varying distances including 60 kilometres (37 mi). It also hosted the longest cross-country ski race in the world, at 103 kilometres (64 mi), from 2005 to 2011.
History
[edit]The area was well known to the First Nations, while the first European settlers arrived in 1844 following the construction of a sawmill by Edward Selvin, ofLes Éboulements.In 1849, the mill was sold to William Price. One of the superintendents of the Price Company was Grant William Forrest (died November 15, 1878), after whom the new settlement was named. As written by Surveyor P.H. Dumais in 1873, the little village, "with its chapel and its windmills", was originally spelledForrest-Ville,but the English version of his text showed the spelling Forestville. Being at the mouth of the Sault aux Cochons River, the place was also alternatively known as Sault-au-Cochon.[1]
The Price Company owned large tracts of land in the area and prospered between 1870 and 1885, but went into decline about 1885, leading to the mill's closure in 1890. In 1937, the Forestville Post Office opened. That same year the forest industry was revitalized when the Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills Company built a new mill, and in 1942, built theArboriduclog flumethat carried logs for several kilometers to the port at the mouth of the Sault aux Cochons River. Subsequently, the Town of Forestville and the Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Laval were established in 1944 and in 1950 respectively.[1][5]
In 1980, Forestville and Saint-Luc-de-Laval were merged to form the new Town of Forestville.[1]
Demographics
[edit]In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Forestville had a population of2,892living in1,476of its1,577total private dwellings, a change of-6.1% from its 2016 population of3,081.With a land area of 192.61 km2(74.37 sq mi), it had a population density of15.0/km2(38.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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| Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes and mergers. Source: Statistics Canada[3][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.2%
- French as first language: 99.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 0.5%
Climate
[edit]Forestville has a humid continental climate (Dfbunder theKöppen climate classification).[7]Summers are mild to warm and rainy with cool nights. Winters are long, frigid, and extremely snowy.
| Climate data for Forestville | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
10 (50) |
16.5 (61.7) |
25 (77) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
35.6 (96.1) |
30 (86) |
25 (77) |
18.3 (64.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14 (7) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11 (52) |
5 (41) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1 (34) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.5 (−35.5) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−21 (−6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
0 (32) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1 (34) |
−4 (25) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 75.1 (2.96) |
64.2 (2.53) |
75.5 (2.97) |
100.5 (3.96) |
105.9 (4.17) |
104.2 (4.10) |
109.1 (4.30) |
99 (3.9) |
94 (3.7) |
95.8 (3.77) |
79.7 (3.14) |
81.1 (3.19) |
1,084.1 (42.68) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) |
10.8 (0.43) |
25.5 (1.00) |
74.3 (2.93) |
104.1 (4.10) |
104.2 (4.10) |
109.1 (4.30) |
99 (3.9) |
94 (3.7) |
91.9 (3.62) |
40.1 (1.58) |
8.7 (0.34) |
769.1 (30.28) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 67.7 (26.7) |
53.4 (21.0) |
50 (20) |
26.2 (10.3) |
1.8 (0.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3.9 (1.5) |
39.6 (15.6) |
72.4 (28.5) |
315.1 (124.1) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.7 | 9.5 | 10 | 11.8 | 14 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 13 | 153.5 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 104.8 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 11 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 52.92 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 103.5 | 123.8 | 148.1 | 165 | 209.4 | 232.4 | 238.8 | 215 | 155.9 | 116.1 | 86.7 | 81.8 | 1,876.5 |
| Source: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Forestville (Ville)"(in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.Retrieved2010-06-21.
- ^ab"Répertoire des municipalités:Geographic code 95045 ".mamh.gouv.qc.ca(in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.Retrieved2024-06-25.
- ^abcde"Forestville, Quebec (Code 2495045) Census Profile".2021 census.Government of Canada -Statistics Canada.Retrieved2024-06-25.
- ^"Bonjour Québec: Rimouski/Forestville crossing".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-26.Retrieved2007-08-01.
- ^"Un peu d'histoire"(in French). Ville de Forestville.Retrieved2010-06-21.
- ^1996,2001,2006,2011,2016,2021census
- ^ab"Climate Normals for Forestville".Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000(in English and French). Environment Canada.Retrieved2012-03-10.
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