Saint-Gédéon or is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est and the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. It is on the eastern shore of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Belle River.

Demographics

Population trend: Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 846 (total dwellings: 1181) Mother tongue:

Religion

According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, Roman Catholicism had 1,845 adherents in the municipality in 2001, with more than 96% of the population concentrated in one parish, Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. There were 55 atheists (3%), and 15 Protestants (1%). Residents of Saint-Gédéon belonging to other religions represented less than 1% of the population. There is a Roman Catholic cemetery, cimetière Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. Saint-Gédéon has a permanent deacon, Daniel Audy, M.A., who was ordained by Mgr Couture, on June 7, 1991 of the feast day of the Sacred Heart.

Culture

Louis Hémon wrote the first draft of Maria Chapdelaine while staying in Saint-Gédéon in 1912.

Transportation

The Blueberry Cycling Route (La véloroute des Bleuets in French), part of the Route Verte, goes through Saint-Gédéon.

Images

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