Lévis

History

Birth of the Bank-South of Quebec by the creation of the seigniory of Lauzon

The territory of the Bank-South of Quebec accepted various denominations before its official colonization in 1647. Its first European territorial name was the Cape of Levy in 1629 by Samuel de Champlain. The Cape of Levy became thereafter the Seigneurie of Lauzon in 1636. This seigniory belonged to Jean de Lauzon (Lauson), which was governor of the News-France of 1651 with 1656. As of the beginnings of its colonization in 1647, the territory accepted the toponym Point-of-Levy and it was adopted by the St-Joseph parish-mother of Point-Levy. The seigniory will be dismantled in 1836 and from there will be born several small municipalities and villages on the Bank-South from Quebec.

Guillaume Seams: first French colonist of Point-Levy

Guillaume Couture was born on January 14th 1618 with Saint-Godard-of Rouen in Normandy. Carpenter of trade and ignored hero of News-France, it was a Coureur of the wood, one given of the Jesuits and an interpreter near the Amerindian tribes (in particular Huron and the Iroquois). He was interpreter for the signature of the first peace treaty (bringing together the French and Iroquois) in the area of Three-Rivers in 1645. May 15th, 1647, it was rewarded by the governor for News-France, Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny, which granted to him a ground with the seigniory of Lauzon (unoccupied) in Point-Levy (sector Is Town of Lévis). In 1663, it discovered the Lac Mistassini and in 1690, as captain of the militia, it pushed back the troops of the admiral Phips in Point-Levy. It was then 72 years old. It is deceased with the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec, on April 4th 1701, but the place of his burial is not known.

Important military presence in Point-Levy (of Lauzon with St-David-in-the Auberivière)

Place of two important battles in the history of Canada.

1690: Invasion of Point-Levy by the English troops of the admiral William Phips, from October 16th to 24th, at the time of the Battle of Quebec (1690).

1759: Invasion of Point-Levy by the English troops of the major-general James Wolfe, June to September, under the command of the general Robert Monckton and the lieutenant-colonel Ralph Burton.

the area most protected militarily in Canada between 1865 and 1945.

Lévis has several military forts and installations which were to protect the St-Laurent river, and the town of Quebec, in the event of an American or European invasion.

Three forts: no.1, no.2 (demolished in the middle of the years 1960) and no.3 (partially demolished in 1940). These forts were built in the years 1860, after the American American Civil War.
the Fort of Martinière: complex soldier made up in two parts (Upper and Lower) built in 1907 and used at the time of the First War and the Second world war.
the military camp of Lauzon (today Park of Peace): It acts military field of practice which was used by the British and Canadian soldiers until the Second world war.

District-general of the Regiment of the Boiler and the 6th field artillery Regiment.

The Régiment of the Boiler was born on December 15th, 1936, of the fusion of the Regiment of Dorchester and Beauce and the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. Its currency, Aere Perennius (more solid than bronze) was proposed by the major Gavan Powers. This regiment is recognized for its participation in the unloading of Normandy, on June 6th, 1944. It is based with the military Horse-gear of Lévis (building builds in 1911). The 6th Regiment of Field artillery is a consituée Canadian military unit on August 1st, 1899. It is made up of two sub-units, that is to say the 57e Batterie located at Lévis, the 58e Batterie of Anti-aircraft artillery located at Valcartier and the 59e Batterie located at Montmagny.

Creation of the largest maritime building site of Canada by the Davie family in 1825

Since 1825, the building sites Davie (A.C Davie, Georges T. Davie & sounds and Davie Shipbuildings Co. (currently Davie Quebec Inc.)) several types of ships for naval transport built, the military navy (in particular of the sonars), as well as drilling rigs.

The foundation of the town of Lévis

The Bank-South of Quebec has a complex history shown by an evolution which was characterized, with the wire of the centuries, by its development plan economic, maritime, railway and industrial. The territorial expansion of the Bank-South must with the birth of several municipalities and cities which were amalgamated thereafter between the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of the 21e century.

Saint-Joseph-of-the-Point-Levy (or Saint-Joseph de Lévis) is the first parish/municipality of the Bank-South of Quebec which was famous village of Lauzon in 1910. Lauzon will become a city then a City in the years 1950 and will become again a city with the beginning of the year 1980. The town of Lévis was born in the west from Lauzon, on May 18th, 1861, under the initiative of Mgr Joseph-David Déziel. Lévis was constituted by the regrouping of the municipality of Our-Lady-of-the-Victoire and the Town of Aubigny (1849-1861). Its municipal denomination was selected in the honor of François-Gaston, knight, lord and duke of Lévis (1719-1787), hero of the Bataille of Holy-Foy in 1760. The first elected mayor is Mr. Louis Carrier in station of 1861 to 1870.

Municipal fusions of 1989-1990 and 2002

The first great phase of municipal fusions in the area of Lévis took place in 1989 with Lauzon and Saint-David-in-the Auberivière in 1990. The second phase took place on January 1st, 2002 with the cities and municipalities of Saint-Romuald, Pintendre, Breakeyville, Charny, Saint Nicolas's Day, Saint-Redeemer, Saint-Etienne-of-Lauzon, Saint-Joseph-of-Lévis (the agricultural sector) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome.

Mayors of Lévis since 1861

Deputies of the territory of Lévis

Deputies of the county of Lévis at the federal government (including the old Dorchester county) since 1853

See also: deputies of federal in the district of Lévis

Deputies of Lévis at the provincial government since 1853 (including recent fusion with Bellechasse)

See also: deputies of provincial of the district of Lévis

Deputies of the federal county Lotbinière-Fall-of-the-Boiler since 2004

Deputies of the provincial county of the Fall-of-the-Boiler since 1989

Québécois and Canadian personalities born in Lévis

See also: List of personalities of Lévis

Districts & Districts

Lévis is divided into 3 districts which contain 10 districts.

Culture and leisures

the University of Quebec with Rimouski, Campus of Lévis Official site

Theaters

the Anglican of Lévis Official site
the Old Post office of St-Romuald Official site

Cultural festivals and events

the Festivent Official site , gathering of Montgolfier S, usually takes place in August with the Park Champigny (district Saint-Jean-Chrysostome). It is the third estival festival in importance in the area of Quebec.
the Marathon of two banks - Lévis/Quebec Official site , in August, is an event of Race on foot which is addressed as well to the amateurs as with the professionals in suitable categories. It is an event sanctioned by the International association of the Marathons and Courses on roads (AIMS), just as by the Québécois Federation of athletics.
the Native house of Louis Fréchette organizes each year a Festival of the tale during the autumn.
Célébrations of the 360e of the arrival of Guillaume Seams from June 23rd to July 1st, 2007.
First edition of Jazz festival ETCETRA from August 9th to 12th 2007.

Tourist sites

the house of Alphonse Desjardins.

the family home of Louis Fréchette (1839 - 1908). It lived there during the first thirteen years of its life. Set up by his/her father between 1837 and 1841, the Native house of Louis Fréchette Marie at the same time the neo-classic style and the architecture of New England of the 17th century and 18th century. This dwelling out of wooden is made up of a principal main building of a stage and half, capped with a roof of average slope to two slopes with the prolonged drips, and with a perpendicular lengthening-piece, with broken roof. It is located in the Desjardins district of the town of Lévis and occupies a narrow ground between the St. Lawrence river and cliff. It also occupies a place cultural (cf the festival supra).

the fort no.1, the Park of Peace (in the past the Military camp of Lauzon) and the fort of Martinière.

the military horse-gear of Lévis and the museum of the Regiment of the Boiler.

the historical vault Holy-Anne of the Old man-Lauzon built in 1789.

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Economy

In addition to the Davie building site and Movement Desjardins, one counts also three other important companies: the Jean-Gaulin refinery of the company Ultramar (Saint-Romuald sector), the factory Frito-Lay (Lauzon sector) which manufactures croustilles and commercial bakery Multi-Marks (sector Old man-Lauzon).

Photographs

Transport

The Bridge of Quebec and the Pont Pierre-Laporte give access the Ville of Quebec. The access is located in the south-western sector of Lévis, with the limits of the old towns of St-Romuald and St-Nicolas. One can move there by highway 20 and the Boulevard of the Bank-South (a section of road 132 which was renamed in the years 1990).

The service of Quebec-Lévis cross bars offers the alternative to reach two banks. Site officiel

The Shipping company of Lévis is responsible for public transport by bus in all the city and it offers service on Bank-North. Official site

Municipalities bordering

External bonds

the official site of the town of Lévis
the Company of regional history of Lévis
Weather station St-Nicolas

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