Honfleur | |
|---|---|
 Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Church | |
| Motto: Floreat Honfleur ("May Honfleur flourish") | |
 Location within Bellechasse RCM | |
  Honfleur Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′21″N 70°52′50″W / 46.65583°N 70.88056°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | March 5, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Dion |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.70 km2 (19.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 50.67 km2 (19.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 881 |
| • Density | 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 338 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Honfleur (French: [ɔ̃flœʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. In the 2021 Canadian census, the municipality had a population of 881 living in 338 of its 353 total private dwellings, a change of 3.8 per cent from its 2016 population of 849. With a land area of 50.67 km2, it had a population density of 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre.[2]
The municipality is located about 9 kilometres northeast of Saint-Anselme. The Boyer River rises within its territory.[1]
Name and etymology
editThe name Honfleur was adopted from the local post office established in 1903 and refers to Honfleur in Calvados, Normandy, France. The Commission de toponymie du Québec states that the name recalls the French port from which many sailors departed for North America in the 16th and 17th centuries, including Samuel de Champlain in 1603.[1]
According to the same source, the Quebec municipality may also have received its name because an ancestor of Cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin was from Saint-Léonard-de-Honfleur. The parish of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil de Honfleur was erected in 1905, and the official demonym is Honfleurois.[1]
History
editHonfleur was constituted as a municipality on March 5, 1915.[3] The Commission de toponymie du Québec identifies it as a small agricultural municipality in the Bellechasse area.[1]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 734 | — |
| 1996 | 727 | −1.0% |
| 2001 | 746 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 774 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 765 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 849 | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 881 | +3.8% |
| [2][4] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Honfleur had a population of 881, up 3.8% from 849 in 2016.[2][4]
Government
editThe mayor of Honfleur is Luc Dion.[5]
For provincial representation, Honfleur is in the electoral district of Bellechasse.[6] Federally, it is in Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.[7]
Heraldry
editHonfleur was granted municipal arms on June 18, 1991. The grant was announced in the Canada Gazette on July 20, 1991. The municipal motto is Floreat Honfleur, meaning "May Honfleur flourish".[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Honfleur (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Honfleur, Municipalité (MÉ), Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Répertoire des divisions territoriales" (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Honfleur, Municipalité, Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Conseil municipal" (in French). Municipalité de Honfleur. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités et des circonscriptions" (in French). Élections Québec. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "2023 Representation Orders: Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis" (PDF). Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Corporation municipale de Honfleur". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
