Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM. |
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 Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W / 46.933°N 71.467°WCoordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W / 46.933°N 71.467°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Settled | 1816 |
| Constituted | October 5, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brent Montgomery |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | La Peltrie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 446.50 km2 (172.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 435.44 km2 (168.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,933 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 3.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,150 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0A 4S0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-573
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 Route 369 Route 371
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| Website | www de-valcartier |
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.
In 1647, Robert Giffard de Moncel was granted the Saint-Gabriel seignory that became property of the Jesuits in 1667 and Crown property in 1800. Around 1816, John Neilson (1776-1848), together with Andrew Stuart and Louis Moquin, Quebec lawyers, obtained some 50 concessions in the Saint-Gabriel seignory. This marked the start of the Val-Cartier settlement that was intended to receive Irish and Scottish colonizers.
In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was formed when it was detached from Sainte-Catherine(-de-la-Jacques-Cartier) and Charlesbourg. In 1845, the Municipality of Valcartier was created in 1845 but abolished in 1847. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was officially established in 1855, then divided in 1862 into two municipalities: Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.
In 1985, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier were merged again to form the current municipality.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,003 (total dwellings: 1,150)
Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-Ouest
Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
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