Bay-Holy-Catherine

Bay-Holy-Catherine is a municipality in the regional Municipalité of county of Charlevoix-Is to the Quebec, located in the administrative area of the Capital-Main road, with the confluence of the Saguenay and the Fleuve the St. Lawrence. It is named in the honor of Catherine of His, Doctors of the Church.

History

The municipality of Bay-Holy-Catherine exists since 1903, but the first inhabitants of the place came to settle about 1850. At the time, the population, living of hunting, fishing and agriculture, lived on the Point-with-Larks , now holiday place of some priests. It is at the beginning of the 20th century that a saw mill is established in the village. However, the adventure lasts only 9 years. What was to be a glimmer of hope for the future turns to disappointment. It is only recently, with the excursions of observation of the Baleine S, that the municipality can be based on an economic sector of importance.

Well before the municipality is founded, of the meetings having marked the History of Canada took place. In 1603, François Engraved of the Bridge and Samuel de Champlain create bonds with the Montagnais, the Etchemins and the Algonquin. According to historians, this meeting is with the source of the colonization of the News-France.

As the place is located at the mouth of the Rivière Saguenay and on the edge of the Fleuve the St. Lawrence, Bay-Holy-Catherine was also appraisal by the fishermen. During nearly about fifty years, at the end of the 16th century and at the beginning of the 17th century century, Basque S drove out the whale and fished the Morue. These products were very profitable in Europe.

Cross bar

A service of cross free connects Bay-Holy-Catherine to Tadoussac.

Municipalities bordering

Sources

Repertory of the municipalities of Quebec
Commission of toponymy of Quebec
municipal Businesses and areas - regional charts

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