Saint-Tite-des-Caps
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 : 720Mother tongue :
- 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
- Hypolitte Dessers
- Jean–Baptiste Jean
- Éloi Boucher
- Célestin Chevalier
- Onézime Leblond
- Alexandre Lavoie
- Alfred Leclair
- Napoléon Poulin
- Édouard Girard
- Jules Gagnon
- Auguste Lavoie
- Norbert Morency
- Wilfrid Labranche
- Ludger Leblond
- Joseph Gauthier
- Achille Lachance
- David Morency
- Alfredo Leclerc
- Télesphore Duclos
- Ludger Duclos
- Noël Drouin
- Albany Duclos
- Paul–Eugène Morency
- Roland Ferland
- Jean–Noël Fortin
- Paul Duchesne
- Léopold Ferland
- Huguette Filion Morency
- Jean–Claude Clouet
- Anne–Marie Guilbault
- Pierre Dion
- Majella Pichette