# Chute-Saint-Philippe

Chute-Saint-Philippe (French pronunciation:) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
The village is located in a fairly flat valley surrounded by a mountainous area of the Laurentian Hills that are dominated by mixed forest.

## History

The settlement initially had the name Chute-Leon at the beginning of the 20th century, in memory of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), and was called Victoria Falls by 1903, in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901).
In 1921, a mission was founded here with Philip the Apostle as its patron saint. In 1934, the local post office was renamed to Chute-Saint-Philippe, taking its name from a drop on the Kiamika River and the patron saint. On December 26, 1940, the Municipality of Chute St-Philippe was formed out of territory ceded from Ferme-Neuve and an adjacent unorganized territory. In 1969, the orthography was adjusted to Chute-Saint-Philippe.
In 1966, the mission received its status as a parish.

## Geography

The municipality is located on the western shore of Petit Lac Kiamika, a widening of the Kiamika River. This tributary of the Lièvre River meanders from east to west in the southwestern part of the municipality.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chute-Saint-Philippe had a population of 1,039 living in 513 of its 876 total private dwellings, a change of 10.3% from its 2016 population of 942. With a land area of 298.64 km$^2$ (115.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km$^2$ (9.0/sq mi) in 2021.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1941 | 467 | — |
| 1951 | 447 | −4.3% |
| 1956 | 391 | −12.5% |
| 1961 | 390 | −0.3% |
| 1966 | 368 | −5.6% |
| 1971 | 411 | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 453 | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 610 | +34.7% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1986 | 602 | −1.3% |
| 1991 | 698 | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 778 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 823 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 890 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 892 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 942 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,039 | +10.3% |
Source: Statistics Canada :
Mother tongue (2021):
* English as first language: 1.9%
* French as first language: 95.2%
* English and French as first language: 1.4%
* Other as first language: 1.4%

## Government

Chute-Saint-Philippe forms part of the federal electoral district of Laurentides—Labelle and has been represented by Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois since 2019. Provincially, Chute-Saint-Philippe is part of the Labelle electoral district and is represented by Chantale Jeannotte of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.
Chute-Saint-Philippe federal election results :
| Year | Liberal | Liberal | Conservative | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | New Democratic | Green | Green |
| 2021 | 19% | 115 | 16% | 94 | 55% | 327 | 3% | 19 | 2% | 10 |
| 2019 | 31% | 167 | 8% | 42 | 52% | 276 | 5% | 27 | 3% | 16 |
| 2015 | 28% | 121 | 10% | 45 | 32% | 136 | 29% | 124 | 1% | 4 |
| 2011 | 9% | 40 | 8% | 36 | 38% | 168 | 43% | 190 | 2% | 10 |
| 2008 | 27% | 104 | 14% | 54 | 49% | 192 | 7% | 30 | 2% | 8 |
| 2006 | 10% | 44 | 23% | 100 | 58% | 257 | 5% | 20 | 4% | 19 |
| 2004 | 24% | 109 | 12% | 52 | 61% | 273 | 1% | 6 | 1% | 6 |
Chute-Saint-Philippe provincial election results :
| Year | CAQ | CAQ | Liberal | Liberal | QC solidaire | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | Parti Québécois |
| 2022 | 56% | 180 | 4% | 14 | 16% | 50 | 14% | 45 |
| 2018 | 37% | 221 | 9% | 52 | 13% | 79 | 38% | 228 |
| 2014 | 23% | 144 | 22% | 135 | 8% | 51 | 45% | 281 |
| 2012 | 22% | 115 | 12% | 67 | 13% | 66 | 50% | 263 |
List of former mayors:
* Heni Jolicoeur (1941–1967)
* Arnold Michaudville (1967–1971)
* Jean-Pierre Jolicoeur (1971–1973)
* Georges Bélec (1973–1975)
* Fernand Prud'Homme (1975–1978)
* Jacques Perras (1978–1981)
* Francine Bélec (interim 1981)
* Jean-Pierre Jolicoeur (1981–1995)
* Henriette Lachaine (1995–1997)
* Jean-Jacques Paquette (1997–2005)
* Claude Blain (2005–2009)
* Normand St-Amour (2009–present)