Deschambault-Grondines is a municipality of about 2100 inhabitants in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Portneuf Regional County Municipality. The municipality was incorporated in 2002 by the merger of the formerly independent villages of Deschambault and Grondines.[4]

Deschambault-Grondines
Municipality
Location within Portneuf RCM
Deschambault-Grondines Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°39′N 71°56′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Portneuf
Constituted	February 27, 2002
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gaston Arcand
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Portneuf
Area [2][3]
• Total	152.00 km2 (58.69 sq mi)
• Land	125.59 km2 (48.49 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	2,131
• Density	17.0/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	4.9%
• Dwellings	1,043
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 1S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-40	Route 138 Route 363
Website	www.deschambault-grondines.com

The name Grondines was named by Samuel de Champlain himself. "Grondines" is from the French verb "gronder", meaning to rumble or roar. In 1674, The Grondines windmill was built and is the oldest windmill in Québec. The windmill was first a flour mill, and then a lighthouse. In 1842 the church Saint-Charles-Borromée was built in Grondines. In 2006 the local Fromagerie des Grondines was built, it is an organic cheese farm open to the public.

Some of the famous people who lived here include filmmaker Denys Arcand, who was born in Deschambault.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2011: 2131 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.9%)
• Population in 2006: 2032
• Population total in 2001: 1965
  • Deschambault: 1263
  • Grondines: 702
• Population in 1996:
  • Deschambault: 1240
  • Grondines: 718
• Population in 1991:
  • Deschambault: 1213
  • Grondines: 654

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 951 (total dwellings: 1043)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.2%

Points of interest

• Saint-Joseph of Deschambault church, classed historical monument in 1964.[6]
• The old presbytery of Deschambault, classed historical monument in 1965.
• The old mill of Grondines, classed archaeological monument in 1984.
• The church of Saint-Charles-Borromée in Grondines.
• Presbytery of Grondines, classed historical monument in 1966.
• House of the Grolo widow, classed historical monument in 1971.
• House of Delisle, classed historical monument in 1963.
• House of F.-R.-Neilson-Sewell, classed historical monument in 1978.
• The old Chevrotière Mill, classed historical monument in 1976.

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  The Saint-Joseph church was built between 1835 and 1839 according to the plans of the architect Thomas Baillairgé.
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  The Saint-Charles-Borromée church was built between 1839 and 1842 according to the plans of architect Thomas Baillairgé.
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  The old presbytery was built between 1815 and 1818.
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  The old mill was built in 1802 by Seigneur Joseph Chavigny de la Chevrotière.

Climate

Miscellaneous

The patron saint of Deschambault-Grondines is Saint Joseph.[8]

References

Further reading

• Mariages de Deschambault (comté Portneuf) - 1713-1900, raised by Rosaire Proulx priest, compiled and published by Benoit Pontbriand agronomist, 1966, 213 pages (in French)

External links

Media related to Deschambault-Grondines at Wikimedia Commons