Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Saint-Tite, Quebec.
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.
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Saint-Tite-des-Caps | |
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Motto: Travail Vertu | |
Coordinates: 47°08′N 70°46′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
Settled | 1853 |
Constituted | December 24, 1872 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Dion |
• Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
• Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
Area | |
• Total | 129.80 km2 (50.12 sq mi) |
• Land | 129.25 km2 (49.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,506 |
• Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.6% |
• Dwellings | 814 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-138 R-360 |
Website | sainttitedescaps |
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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.[1]