Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
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 Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM. |
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 St-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
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| Coordinates: 47°04′N 70°50′W / 47.067°N 70.833°WCoordinates: 47°04′N 70°50′W / 47.067°N 70.833°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Constituted | January 1, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Jacques Roberge |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Density | 14.3/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 0.0% |
| • Dwellings | 12 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G1R 4R7 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 5. It is a relic of the seigneurial system of New France.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente is a small enclave within the municipality of Saint-Joachim, at the foot of Cape Tourmente, and east of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, in the regional county municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré in the region of Capitale-Nationale.
Located near the provincial capital of Quebec City, it is part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec.
Named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga and Cap Tourmente, a stormy promontory named by Samuel de Champlain, the municipality was set up in 1917 by a law that detached certain buildings and lands belonging to the Séminaire de Québec from the parish of Saint-Joachim in order to avoid paying municipal taxes and fees. At that time, it had an area of several square kilometres, including farmland; however, the law specified that if the Séminaire sold any of its property, it would revert to Saint-Joachim.
By and by, all of the Séminaire's property was sold and was thereby returned to Saint-Joachim, except for the Petit-Cap property, which now constitutes the entire territory of the municipality.
The municipality is not governed by a municipal council but by the Board of Directors of the Séminaire de Québec. As such, it does not have a mayor but rather an administrator.
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