Cloridorme, Quebec
Cloridorme is a township municipality in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. Cloridorme's economy is centred on fishing. Its population, according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 671. The township stretches for 16 kilometres (10 mi) along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and includes Cloridorme Bay where the Little and Great Cloridorme Rivers have their mouths.
Cloridorme | |
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Saint Cecile Church in Cloridorme | |
Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM. | |
Cloridorme Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′N 64°50′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Settled | 1838 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Fortin |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.60 km2 (62.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 159.62 km2 (61.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 671 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 9.7% |
| • Dwellings | 397 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0E 1G0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | canton-de-cloridorme |
In addition to the village of Cloridorme itself, the township's territory also includes the communities of Cloridorme-Ouest, Petite-Anse, Pointe-à-la-Frégate, and Saint-Yvon.
An archival document established a "Chlorydormes" in the Jersey Islands, near the village of St-John. In addition, the research of Georges Le Feuvre demonstrates the contribution of the Jersyais in the primary population of the Gaspé area, including Cloridorme. This research indicates in particular that Lewis Gibaut, friend of Georges Godfray of Grand-Étang, a neighboring village of Cloridorme, and who worked for William Hyman and Sons, returned to die in Chlorydormes, St-John, in Jersey. A map of 1755 shows the plural form "Les Cloridormes", which had changed to "Les Chlorydormes" by the 19th century and remained in use until the early 20th century. Cloridorme was created by a community of fishermen from Jersey Islands. The chlorydormes were part of the city of St-John on Jersey Islands as mentioned in this archival document.