Saint-Tite-des-Caps
# Saint-Tite-des-Caps

Saint-Tite-des-Caps is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.

The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.

## History

In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.

## Demographics

Population trend:

* Population in 2011: 1506 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.6%)
* Population in 2006: 1440
* Population in 2001: 1426
* Population in 1996: 1522
* Population in 1991: 1523

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 656 (total dwellings: 814)

Mother tongue:

* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 100%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 0%

## List of mayors

Mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:

* Isaïe Ferland (1861-1862, 1873-1875, 1881-1882, 1885-1887)
* Hypolitte Dessers (1862-1863)
* Jean-Baptiste Jean (1863-1864)
* Éloi Boucher (1864-1866)
* Célestin Chevalier (1866-1868, 1872-1873)
* Onézime Leblond (1868-1872, 1875-1877)
* Alexandre Lavoie (1877-1878)
* Alfred Leclair (1878-1880)
* Napoléon Poulin (1880-1881)
* Édouard Girard (1882-1885, 1887-1890, 1891-1893)
* Jules Gagnon (1890-1891)
* Auguste Lavoie (1893-1897)
* Norbert Morency (1897-1914)
* Wilfrid Labranche (1914-1916)
* Ludger Leblond (1916-1917)
* Joseph Gauthier (1917-1921)
* Achille Lachance (1921-1931)
* David Morency (1931-1935, 1937-1944)
* Alfredo Leclerc (1935-1937)
* Télesphore Duclos (1944-1949)
* Ludger Duclos (1949-1958, 1964-1966)
* Noël Drouin (1958-1961)
* Albany Duclos (1961-1964)
* Paul-Eugène Morency (1966-1967)
* Roland Ferland (1967-1969)
* Jean-Noël Fortin (1969-1971)
* Paul Duchesne (1971-1975)
* Léopold Ferland (1975-1984)
* Huguette Filion Morency (1984-1987)
* Jean-Claude Clouet (1987-1998)
* Anne-Marie Guilbault (1998-2005)
* Pierre Dion (2005-2013)
* Majella Pichette (2013- )
