Quebec, Canada · North America
Sainte-Thècle sits on the route: 20 minutes from Saint-Tite.
Sainte-Thècle is a town located in Quebec, Canada. With a population of 1,333, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Sainte-Thècle sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Toronto time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sainte-Thècle to your route.
Sainte-Thècle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t tɛkl]) is a Canadian municipality located in the province of Quebec in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Batiscanie watershed, in the administrative region of Mauricie. This municipality of 212 square kilometres is known for its resorts and many small lakes.Read more
The forest and mountain scenery offers exceptional views for tourists and vacationers. Sainte-Thècle is also a destination for hunting, fishing, snowmobile/all-terrain vehicles and other outdoor sports. The church, rectory and cemetery are located on the main hill of the village and are also heritage sites of interest. The municipality's agricultural and forestry industries have marked its history.
The municipality is named after Saint Thecla, a first-century martyred virgin, converted to Christianity and educated by Saint Paul during his first missionary journey. Thecla was selected as a contemporary of Titus, after whom the nearby parish of Saint-Tite was named. The parish was named by a decree promulgated by Mgr. Louis-François Richer Laflèche, bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières on March 15, 1873. Moreover, Moïse Proulx, priest of Saint-Tite, served the parish of Sainte-Thècle until 1880, or until the arrival of the first resident priest.
The toponymy of the rows (rangs in French) of the parish embodies the run-up of Christendom of the 19th century: Saint-Joseph, Saint-Michel, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Georges, and Saint Thomas which is the last one to be merged to the municipality of Sainte-Thècle in 1891.
The main arteries of the village are the old Notre-Dame, Saint-Jacques, Masson, Grenier, Lacordaire, Tessier, Station, and Du Pont. The latter street derives its name from the floating bridge on Lake Croche, which connected the lower village to road St-Michel (north). With the expansion of the village, the names of new streets was a common surname, such as Bédard Street, Veillette, Valley, Piché, Proteau Square, Cloutier Square, Marcotte Road and Marchand Road. Centennial Street (rue du Centenaire) was erected during Celebration of the Sainte-Thècle Centennial in 1973–74, in parallel to Villeneuve Street. Several roads were designated according to their geographical context, such as Chemin de l'Anse (Cove Road), Lake Jesuit, Lake Traverse, Lake Aylwin, Lejeune Township and Lake Button. Joseph St-Amant Road in Lejeune Township is a tribute to a businessman of Saint-Tite who greatly contributed to the forest industry. He owned a sawmill located on the street Ruisseau Le Bourdais in the town.
At the end of the nineteenth century, the village of Sainte-Thècle was divided in two zones: the lower village (the oldest, located between the lake Croche and the lake-aux-Chicots) and the village of the station (which was formed with the economical impact of station of the railroad, arrived in Sainte-Thècle in 1887). Finally the erection of the church, from 1903 to 1905, engendered the construction of streets Saint-Jacques and Masson, creating a third village.
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Sainte-Thècle is located in Quebec, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 46.8168 latitude, -72.4991 longitude.
Sainte-Thècle has a population of approximately 1,333 people, making it a town in Canada.
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