Baie St-Paul, Quebec 作者： 来源： 发布时间：2021-03-29
I. Population and Area
₋ Area
Land: 546.48 km2 (211.00 sq mi)
₋ Population (2016)
Total: 7,146
Density: 13.1/km2 (34/sq mi)
II. Natural Geography
₋ Baie-Saint-Paul (2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.
₋ The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.
₋ A visitor in the early 1800s noticed mineral springs and mineral resources in the area.
₋ Baie-Saint-Paul is nestled in the heart of a valley whose river runs toward the St. Lawrence. Here, cultural life is ever-present, from museums and art galleries to gourmet restaurants and corner bistros, not to mention entertaining bars and sunny terraces. On holidays, streets lined with century-old homes are reserved to pedestrians and welcome musicians, painters and street artists, as they did in the initial days of Cirque du Soleil, which took its first steps here in the early 80’s. Be sure to take a stroll down Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, home to one of the highest concentrations of art galleries in Canada.
₋ Transportation
There are 3 ways to get from Quebec to Baie-Saint-Paul by bus, taxi or car
Website: https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Quebec/Baie-Saint-Paul
III. ECONOMY
₋ Website: http://www.city-data.com/canada/Baie-Saint-Paul-City.html
IV. Industrial Characteristics
₋ Website: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=POPC&Code1=0037&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&SearchText=Baie-Saint-Paul&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=0037&TABID=1&type=0
V. Attractions
1. Train de Charlevoix
₋ The Train de Charlevoix is a tourist rail service between Beauport (Chutes Montmorency) and La Malbaie, Quebec, with an additional stop in Baie-Saint-Paul and in the winter at the Le Massif ski area, a distance of about 140 kilometres (87 mi). It is owned and operated by Le Massif de Charlevoix, which also owns the Le Massif ski area.
₋ The train no longer runs in the winter, so there is no service to the ski area. Service is offered from June to October.
₋ Grand Trunk & Canadian National Railways
₋ As early as 1928, regular year-round passenger service operated once a day as far as La Malbaie (then referred to as Murray Bay). A seasonal second train per day service operated from June to September from Quebec City. By 1931, the service was extended to Montreal. At this time, only freight would continue to Clermont. By 1944, the extra train operated during summer months was dropped from the schedule, resulting in a once-daily schedule year round. In February 1971, Canadian National Railways extended service to Clermont.
₋ VIA Rail Canada
₋ In 1977, VIA Rail Canada took over operation of most Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railways passenger services. By this time, Gare du Palais was closed for renovations, and Ste-Foy became the origin of all trains on the route, with a stop at Limoilou near the core of Quebec City. VIA Rail began operating the service daily with Budd RDCs. VIA Rail cancelled the train by the end of 1977.
₋ Work Current tourist railway
₋ on starting the train began in September 2008, when renovation of Charlevoix Railway trackage began, partially funded by grants from the national and provincial governments, and with a total cost of C$18.4 million. In April 2010, work began on rebuilding eight railcars at a cost of close to $5 million; the cars were originally built in 1955 and 1956 by the St. Louis Car Company and were previously used in commuter rail service in Chicago. Once refitted, the eight cars had a total capacity of 550 people, and along with two MLW RS-18 locomotives comprise the rolling stock used for the train. The refurbished rolling stock is now in storage, with the current rolling stock being two married pairs of DB Class 628.1, with a third added in 2018 for increased service. In early 2019, it was announced that the train would begin operating during the winter months in partnership with a new Club Med location opening at the ski hill.
₋ Address: 50 Rue de la Ferme, Baie-Saint-Paul, QC G3Z 0G2
₋ Phone: (418) 240-4124
₋ Website: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/charlevoix-rail-transit
2. Le Massif de Charlevoix
₋ Le Massif de Charlevoix (French /lə.ma.sɪf.də.ʃaʁ.lə.vwɑ/) is a ski area in Quebec, Canada, northeast of Quebec City and directly overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
₋ Le Massif de Charlevoix ski area is located in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Charlevoix, Quebec, a 50-minute drive from Quebec City. Its vertical drop is 770 m (2,526 ft), the highest in Eastern Canada and east of the Rockies. It is one of the few ski areas that is accessible from both the base and summit.
₋ Skiing season usually lasts from early December to late April. Le Massif de Charlevoix's has an above average annual snowfall compared to other ski areas in Eastern Canada with a five-year average of 645 cm (250 in). While the snow pack at the summit can exceed 240 cm (90 in) in a typical winter, the base is near sea level and can quickly begin to melt by April.
₋ La Charlevoix, the steepest trail with a pitch of 64%, is home to the only alpine training center east of the Rockies for Canada's athletes.
₋ The resort stretches from the top of the escarpment (actually a half-graben) to the bottom where the Saint Lawrence River flows past.
₋ Skiing at Le Massif de Charlevoix started at the end of the 1970s, with snowmobiles towing groups of skiers from the main road at the top and a van serving as the lift. In the early 1980s, commercial operations started with la Société de développement du Massif. Starting in 1983–1984, school buses were used to drive skiers from the base to the top after each run. In the summer of 1992, two chairlifts were installed: a high-speed quad and a fixed-grip double.
₋ The year of 2001 saw significant change for Le Massif de Charlevoix. A new road was built from Route 138 to the top of the mountain. The distance between Quebec City and Le Massif de Charlevoix summit was then reduced to 70 km (43 mi) instead of the 95 km (60 mi) previously needed to reach the base via the village of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François. At the same time, The Cap Maillard was raised by 35 m (115 ft) to create La Charlevoix, an FIS standard downhill trail mapped by alpine course designer (and champion) Bernhard Russi. It hosted the speed events of the 2006 Junior World Championships, with technical events at Mont-Sainte-Anne. However, La Charlevoix was deemed unsuitable for hosting an Olympic downhill men’s event hurting Quebec City's chances at hosting a Winter Olympics. The Junior Worlds returned in 2013.
₋ Daniel Gauthier, co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, bought Le Massif de Charlevoix in 2002. Daniel Gauthier is no longer a co-owner of Cirque du Soleil and has used part of the proceeds of the sale of his participation in that venture to purchase Le Massif.
₋ In 2005, Jean-Luc Brassard, the 1994 Olympic Champion in freestyle mogul skiing, became a spokesman for Le Massif de Charlevoix.
₋ In 2009, after a record snowfall of 915 cm (360 in), Le Massif de Charlevoix added 26 acres (11 ha) of backcountry skiing on Mount A Liguori.
₋ Beginning in September 2011, a new tourist train service from Quebec City began operation, making a stop in the winter at Le Massif de Charlevoix.
₋ Though the ski area carried out substantial new development in coordination with the train, such as a hotel in Baie-Saint-Paul with a private rail spur for shuttle service, and a gondola shuttle from the lower mountain to the rail station in Petite-Rivière-Saint François, the winter trains failed to attract enough passengers to prove economical and were terminated after the 2014-2015 season. Train service now operates from June to October.
₋ Address: 1350 Rue Principale, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC G0A 2L0
₋ Yearly snowfall: 6.45 m
₋ Top elevation: 806 m (2,644 ft)
₋ Website: https://www.lemassif.com/en/
3. Baie-Saint-Paul Museum of Contemporary Art
₋ The Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul, formerly the Centre d'art de Baie-Saint-Paul, is housed in the Centre d’exposition de Baie-St-Paul. It is a contemporary art museum in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada.
₋ The museum is located in downtown Baie-Saint-Paul in the heart of the cultural district.
₋ The site used to be occupied by Le Laurentien, a cinema that was also used for artistic activities. After World War II (1939–45) the cinema often put on regional shows and travelling theatrical troupes. In the mid-1980s the Art Centre Corporation (Corporation du Centre d’art) launched an appeal for a public subscription to build a new exhibition centre for artistic and cultural activities in the Charlevoix region. $100,000 was raised.
₋ The cinema was too dilapidated to be preserved, but on January 24, 1992, a new building was opened on the site.
₋ The Centre d’exposition de Baie-St-Paul was designed by noted architect Pierre Thibault. It has large rooms and huge glass panels on the wall facing the church. The museum is partially accessible to the physically disabled. It has meeting facilities and a boutique.
₋ The three-story building won first prize for an institutional building in 1992 from the Ordre des architectes du Québec.
₋ Françoise Labbé become general director of the Centre d'exposition and general and artistic director of the Centre d'art de Baie-Saint-Paul in which it was housed, in 1993. Labbé was made a Knight of the Ordre National du Québec in 1997. She continued as director of the Centre until her death in 2001.
₋ A number of large exhibitions were held during her term as director. Thousands came out for Jean-Paul Riopelle's visit in 1998, which included his celebrated Ice Canoe hung from the ceiling. Painter Marc Séguin exhibited there in 2001, returning later as well in 2013.
₋ The Centre was given museum status in 2008. The announcement was made by then-minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women Christine St-Pierre on July 16, 2008.
₋ Address: 23 Rue Ambroise Fafard #100, Baie-Saint-Paul, QC G3Z 2J2
₋ Phone: (418) 435-3681
₋ Province: Quebec
₋ Founded: 1992
₋ Website: https://destinationbaiestpaul.com/en/activites/baie-saint-paul-museum-of-contemporary-art
VI. History
₋ Baie Saint-Paul is often called the ‘Land of Artists’; it is also said that we find here the highest concentration of Fine Arts galleries and boutiques in Canada.
₋ The history of the town begins in 1636, when the Seigneurie de Côte-de-Beaupré is conceded from the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France to Mr. Antoine Cheffaultde la Renardière, for his own use as well as for Mrs. Charles de Lauzon, Georges Berruyer de Manselmont, Jean Rozée de Saint-Martine, Jacques Duhamel and Jacques Catillon.
₋ In 1678, Noël Simard aka Lombrette begins to clear the sides of Riviere du Gouffre and make way for its first inhabitants. We can still find today over 85 century-old houses with historic architecture.
₋ In 1714, the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul parish is established, and a first Manor is built by the Lords of Rivière-du-Gouffre.
₋ In August 1759, these lands are home to important fights between the French army and the English troops, who bring devastation to the farms of Beaupré, Baie-Saint-Paul and La Malbaie in a way to destroy supply heading to Quebec City and thus ending the harassment done by the local population to the English settlers.
₋ In 1820, a 4km-long road is constructed between Baie-Saint-Paul and Beaupré.. In 1845, the town of Saint-Pierre-et-Baie-Saint-Paul of officially constituted.
₋ Baie-Saint-Paul is constituted as a town in 1913 and welcome the first train from Quebec City in 1918. It was home to the Groupe des Sept, as well as the birthplace of Cirque du Soleil.
₋ St-Joseph street and its numerous mansard roofs has been immortalized in the paintings of Clarence Gagnon. To truly appreciate the beauty of this small town, one must slowly walk through its numerous narrow streets filled with charming terraces and welcoming cafés.
₋ From Sainte-Anne street, visitors may follow a 2km path leading to the Baie-Saint-Paul dock, where they will find cruise ships as well as canoe, kayak and bicycle rental shops. A beautiful beach and small forest are also located nearby.
₋ The most adventurous hikers may also walk along Les Florents, a 12km-long hiking, skiing and snowshoeing trail leading to the mountain ranges. The trail can be accessed from Maison d’Affinage Maurice Dufour as well as from Chalets chez Laurent, both being located near road 138.
₋ Over the year, this unique region has been immortalized in the paintings of René Richard, Lean-Paul Lemieux as well as many other renowned artists.
₋ Source:http://grandquebec.com/villes-quebec/baie-saint-paul/
VII. Other Information
₋ Infrastructure
₋ The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Bill Karsten, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment that will enable the City to convert the heating system of the Petites Franciscaines de Marie convent complex from a fuel oil system to a forest biomass system. Operating under the name Maison Mère, this heritage building is currently owned by the City.
₋ Reducing the building’s energy consumption, while transitioning to renewable energy, will reduce GHGs as well as Maison Mère’s energy bill. The project will also help diversify opportunities and support the forestry sector, which remains important and fluctuating in the Charlevoix region.
₋ Biomass harvesting appears to be a new regional economic development opportunity made possible by the concentration of high demand around Maison Mère that could lead to the implementation of a heat distribution network able to serve other institutions or businesses.
₋ The project is receiving financial support of $750,000 through the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), delivered by FCM and funded by the Government of Canada.
₋ Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2019/08/a-more-energy-efficient-building-in-baie-saint-paul-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html
VIII. Contact Information
₋ Government
Mayor: Jan Fortin
₋ Address:
495, boulevard de Comporté
La Malbaie (Québec)
Canada G5A 3G3
₋ TEL:
418 665-4454
418 665-3811
₋ Email: info@tourisme-charlevoix.com