Baie-Saint-Paul
Baie-Saint-Paul is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.
The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.
A visitor in the early 1800s noticed mineral springs and mineral resources in the area.Demographics
Population trend:
- population in 2016: 7,146
- Population in 2011: 7,332
- Population in 2006: 7,288
- Population in 2001: 7,290
- Population in 1996: 7,379
- * Baie-Saint-Paul : 3,569
- * Baie-Saint-Paul : 2,412
- * Rivière-du-Gouffre : 1,398
- Population in 1991: 7,321
- * Baie-Saint-Paul : 3,733
- * Baie-Saint-Paul : 2,297
- * Rivière-du-Gouffre : 1,305
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,187
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.2%
- French as first language: 98.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.1%
Street views of Baie-Saint-Paul
Climate
Baie-Saint Paul has a humid continental climate with vast seasonal differences. Summers are mild and moderated by its proximity to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. In winter, interior Canada influences the climate with frequent cold waves.
