Chute-Saint-Philippe, Quebec
Chute-Saint-Philippe is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the Laurentian Hills that are dominated by mixed forest.History
The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of Pope Leo XIII, and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of Queen Victoria.
In 1921, a mission was founded here with Philip the Apostle as its patron saint. In 1934, the place was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.Demographics
Population trend:
- Population in 2011: 892
- Population in 2006: 890
- Population in 2001: 823
- Population in 1996: 778
- Population in 1991: 698
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 424
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 2.3%
- French as first language: 94.3%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3.4%
