# Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (French pronunciation:) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It has been home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.

## History

In 1647, Robert Giffard de Moncel was granted the Saint-Gabriel seignory that became property of the Jesuits in 1667 and Crown property in 1800. Around 1816, John Neilson (1776-1848), together with Andrew Stuart and Louis Moquin, Quebec lawyers, obtained some 50 concessions in the Saint-Gabriel seignory. This marked the start of the Val-Cartier settlement that was intended to receive Irish and Scottish colonizers.
In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was formed when it was detached from Sainte-Catherine(-de-la-Jacques-Cartier) and Charlesbourg. In 1845, the Municipality of Valcartier was created in 1845 but abolished in 1847. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was officially established in 1855, then divided in 1862 into two municipalities: Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.
In 1985, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier were merged again to form the current municipality.

## Demography
### Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 2,754 | — |
| 1996 | 2,204 | −20.0% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 2,256 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,827 | +25.3% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2011 | 2,933 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3,382 | +15.3% |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,124 (total dwellings: 1,204)

## List of mayors

Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-Ouest
* 1878–1881 : Patrick Cosgrove
* 1881–1882 : Ulric Gauvreau
* 1882–1884 : Thomas Brown
* 1884–1887 : James Burns
* 1887–1890 : Thomas Brown
* 1890–1895 : Samuel Clark
* 1895–1903 : Thomas Brown
* 1903–1909 : Lawrence Corrigan
* 1909–1911 : James Bowles
* 1911–1924 : Robert Hayes
* 1924–1930 : Thomas Knox
* 1931–1932 : Thomas Murphy
* 1932–1933 : James Clark
* 1933 : Albert Corrigan
* 1933–1941 : John Murphy
* 1941–1946 : John McCartney
* 1947–1955 : Cecil Rourke
* 1955–1961 : Simmons Crawford
* 1961–1967 : George Murphy
* 1967–1971 : John McCartney
* 1972–1985 : Donat Rouleau
Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
* 1878–1880 : Arthur Wolff (family of Lt. Colonel Alexander Joseph Wolff).
* 1881 : Thomas Dacres
* 1882 : William B. McBain
* 1883 : Francis Ireland
* 1884–1885 : William B. McBain
* 1886–1888 : Thomas Dacres
* 1889 : David B. McCartney
* 1890 : Charles Jack
* 1891–1896 : John McBain
* 1896–1903 : William B. McBain
* 1903–1905 : Lewis McBain
* 1905–1906 : Thomas Knox
* 1906–1908 : Andrew Brown
* 1908–1914 : Thomas Knox
* 1914–1923 : John McCartney
* 1923–1924 : William Neil
* 1924–1927 : Robert Goodfellow
* 1927–1936 : Alfred J. Hicks
* 1937–1940 : William Goodfellow
* 1941–1946 : Irvin Jack
* 1947–1948 : William Hicks
* 1949–1950 : Neilson McBain
* 1951–1961 : William Hicks
* 1961–1969 : Russel Paquet
* 1969–1988 : Lewis Jack
* 1988– : Brent Montgomery

## Climate

Climate data for Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 47°00' N , 71°28' W , estimations 1981−2010, Extremes 1958−Present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) | 12 (54) | 18 (64) | 30 (86) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 37 (99) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21 (70) | 15 (59) | 37 (99) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | 0.4 (32.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17 (63) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −5.7 (21.7) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) | −12.6 (9.3) | −6.2 (20.8) | 2.1 (35.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11 (52) | 4.6 (40.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | −10.6 (12.9) | 2.4 (36.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −12.8 (9.0) | −3.7 (25.3) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 5 (41) | −0.7 (30.7) | −6.7 (19.9) | −15.6 (3.9) | −3.7 (25.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.5 (−48.1) | −43 (−45) | −39 (−38) | −25 (−13) | −12 (10) | −5 (23) | −1.5 (29.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | −10 (14) | −15 (5) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −41 (−42) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100 (3.9) | 80 (3.1) | — | 90 (3.5) | 110 (4.3) | 120 (4.7) | 140 (5.5) | 130 (5.1) | 140 (5.5) | 120 (4.7) | 110 (4.3) | 110 (4.3) | 1,340 (52.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.7 (1.25) | — |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 80 (31) | 65 (26) | 50 (20) | 15 (5.9) | — | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 5 (2.0) | 42 (17) | 85 (33) | 340 (134) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 182 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 74 | 76 | 64 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 39.5 |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||