L'Épiphanie, Quebec (town) (Redirected from L'Épiphanie (city), Quebec)

L'Épiphanie
Rivière L'Achigan.jpg
Location within L'Assomption RCM.
Location within L'Assomption RCM.
L'Épiphanie is located in Central Quebec
L'Épiphanie
L'Épiphanie
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W / 45.850°N 73.483°W / 45.850; -73.483Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°29′W / 45.850°N 73.483°W / 45.850; -73.483
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCML'Assomption
ConstitutedJune 30, 1967
Government
 • MayorSteve Plante
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingL'Assomption
Area
 • Total58.17 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
 • Land56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)
Population
 • Total8,883
 • Density157/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021Increase 2.2%
 • Dwellings3,695
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 339
Route 341
Websitewww.ville.lepiphanie.qc.ca

L'Épiphanie (French pronunciation: ​[lepifani]) is a town in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada. It has about 4,000 inhabitants and was 150 years old in 2004. Its located on the bank of the L'Achigan river.

On May 23, 2018, the town was enlarged when the Parish Municipality of L'Épiphanie was added to it.

Name

Since 1732, the place was known as L'Achigan, thus taking the name of the river flowing through its territory. It was not until 1853 that the name L'Épiphanie appeared. This coincided with the moment of the canonical establishment of the parish, which had just separated from L'Assomption. Historians generally agree to see in this name the transposition of a Sulpician custom. They were owners of the Saint-Sulpice seigneury within which a large part of the territory of L'Épiphanie was included. On January 6 of each year, the day of the Epiphany, the Sulpicians came to celebrate a mass and took advantage of it to collect the seigniorial rents which were due to them. Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876, would have liked to recall this custom by retaining the name L'Épiphanie.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – L'Épiphanie community profile
202120162011
Population8,883 (+2.2% from 2016)5,495 (-2.6% from 2011)5,353 (+16.2% from 2006)
Land area56.57 km2 (21.84 sq mi)2.30 km2 (0.89 sq mi)2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population density157/km2 (410/sq mi)2,387.4/km2 (6,183/sq mi)2,367.9/km2 (6,133/sq mi)
Median age38.8 (M: 38.4, F: 38.8)36.5 (M: 35.4.7, F: 37.6)36.8 (M: 36.3, F: 37.2)
Total private dwellings3,5852,2402,110
Median household income$32,704$32,704
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 96.5%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 2.5%

Economy

Agriculture

Alt text
Route 341

L'Épiphanie was once a thriving industrial city. The first important industry was that of the Lynch family with the manufacture of furniture. But it was the cigar industry with the Bourdon family that long characterized the economy of L'Épiphanie. This industry led to the development of another company: the "Cigar Box" factory. This became thirty years later "Canada Manufacturing", specializing in the manufacture of boxes of all kinds. "Source Colombia", meanwhile, began its activities between 1880 and 1912. For many years, it provided mineral water equal in quality to imported water. But most of these companies, for various reasons, ceased their activities in the sixties. Today, agriculture is the main economic sector of the city, with 800 000 square mile of green spaces.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries in or near L'Épiphanie include the L'Épiphanie Cemetery, the Grand Cemetery of L'Assomption, and the Saint-Gérard-Majella Cemetery.

Climate

Based on the Vercheres station

Climate data for L'Épiphanie, Quebec
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55)
12
(54)
21
(70)
30
(86)
34
(93)
35
(95)
35.5
(95.9)
35.6
(96.1)
33
(91)
28.9
(84.0)
20
(68)
15
(59)
35.6
(96.1)
Average high °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7)
−3.4
(25.9)
2.2
(36.0)
11.3
(52.3)
19
(66)
24.1
(75.4)
26.5
(79.7)
25.5
(77.9)
20.6
(69.1)
12.9
(55.2)
5.6
(42.1)
−1.8
(28.8)
11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10
(14)
−7.9
(17.8)
−2.2
(28.0)
6.3
(43.3)
13.4
(56.1)
18.6
(65.5)
21.1
(70.0)
20.1
(68.2)
15.4
(59.7)
8.5
(47.3)
2
(36)
−5.6
(21.9)
6.6
(43.9)
Average low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3)
−12.4
(9.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
1.2
(34.2)
7.7
(45.9)
13.1
(55.6)
15.7
(60.3)
14.5
(58.1)
10.2
(50.4)
4.1
(39.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
−9.3
(15.3)
1.9
(35.4)
Record low °C (°F) −34.5
(−30.1)
−37.2
(−35.0)
−31
(−24)
−15
(5)
−6.7
(19.9)
0
(32)
5.5
(41.9)
2.8
(37.0)
−6
(21)
−7.8
(18.0)
−21
(−6)
−32
(−26)
−37.2
(−35.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.6
(2.90)
56.4
(2.22)
59.2
(2.33)
72.6
(2.86)
84.5
(3.33)
98.6
(3.88)
93.2
(3.67)
93.6
(3.69)
87.4
(3.44)
93
(3.7)
89.9
(3.54)
81.6
(3.21)
983.6
(38.72)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 26.2
(1.03)
18.5
(0.73)
27
(1.1)
66.5
(2.62)
84.5
(3.33)
98.6
(3.88)
93.2
(3.67)
93.6
(3.69)
87.4
(3.44)
92.6
(3.65)
77.4
(3.05)
32.2
(1.27)
797.6
(31.40)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 47.5
(18.7)
37.8
(14.9)
32.2
(12.7)
6.3
(2.5)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.5
(0.2)
12.5
(4.9)
49.4
(19.4)
182.2
(71.7)
Source: Environment Canada

Sports

L'Épiphanie is home to the Chasse Gallerie boating circuit and the Chez Ti-Jean cross country skiing center.

Gallery

See also



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