Cap-Santé
Cap-Santé is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the county seat of Portneuf Regional County Municipality and was as well the county seat of the designated Portneuf County.
Cap-Santé | |
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Seal Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Ex Unitate Vires | |
Location within Portneuf RCM | |
Cap-Santé Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′N 71°47′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | 1679 |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Yves Nobert |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.80 km2 (26.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 54.53 km2 (21.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,400 |
| • Density | 62.3/km2 (161/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 13.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,529 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0A 1L0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-40 | R-138 R-358 |
| Website | www |
The name of the town means "Cape Health". Cap-Santé is on the northern bank of the Saint Lawrence River, 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Quebec City. Legend has it that this community's name was coined when soldiers suffering from an unknown disease miraculously recovered from a cure discovered in the village.
The old settlement is situated just west of the nearby Jacques-Cartier River and on the embankment of the Saint Lawrence River.
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