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Causapscal
City
Causapscal church
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
CausapscalLocation in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°22′N 67°14′W / 48.367°N 67.233°W / 48.367; -67.233
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Constituted	December 31, 1997
Government
• Mayor	Odile Roy
• Federal riding	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area
• Total	161.00 km (62.16 sq mi)
• Land	161.61 km (62.40 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
• Total	2,147
• Density	13.3/km (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	6.8%
• Dwellings	1,140
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 1J0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.causapscal.net

Causapscal (/koʊˈzɑːpskæl/; French: [kozapskal]) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. It is located at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers, along Quebec Route 132, approximately halfway between Mont-Joli and Campbellton, New Brunswick. It is served by the Causapscal railway station (the town can be reached by Via Rail on the named train The Ocean, between Montreal and Halifax) and the Causapscal Airport.

The city's name is taken from the geographic township of Casupscull (proclaimed in 1864), which in turn is derived from the Mi'kmaq word Goesôpsiag (or Gesapsgel, Gesôpsgigel), meaning "stony bottom", "swift water", or "rocky point", likely referring to the rocky river bed of the Causapscal River.

History

Development of the place followed the construction of the Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s. In 1870, the Parish of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur was established, and the following year, the post office opened.

In 1897, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal was incorporated, named after the parish and the geographic township. In 1928, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Causapscal. In 1957, the parish municipality lost more territory when the Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite was formed. In 1965, Causapscal gained ville (city/town) status.

On December 31, 1997, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal was amalgamated into the City of Causapscal.

Geography

Causapscal is located in the Matapédia Valley at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Causapscal had a population of 2,147 living in 1,061 of its 1,140 total private dwellings, a change of -6.8% from its 2016 population of 2,304. With a land area of 161.61 km (62.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.3/km (34.4/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Causapscal, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		2,145		2,105	7.3%	98.1%		10	60.0%	0.5%		25	400.0%	1.2%		5	0.0%	0.2%
2016		2,305		2,270	6.4%	98.5%		25	25.0%	1.1%		5	n/a%	0.2%		5	0.0%	0.2%
2011		2,460		2,425	0.4%	98.6%		20	100.0%	0.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		5	n/a%	0.2%
2006		2,425		2,415	6.6%	99.6%		10	n/a%	0.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		2,595		2,590	27.6%	99.8%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		2,055		2,030	n/a	98.8%		15	n/a	0.7%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

Municipal council

• Mayor: Odile Roy
• Councillors: Réjean Gagné, Denis Viel, Léo Lepage-St-Amand, Gaëtan Gagné, Jean-Marie Kabera, Rodrigue Boulianne

Notable people

• Maurice "Mom" Boucher (born June 21, 1953) Canadian outlaw biker, former President of the Hells Angels' Montreal chapter.
• Jean-Guy Donat Morissette (born December 16, 1937 - Died March 21, 2011) A NHL Goaltender for Montreal Canadien in 1963-64. He played since 1961 to 1972.
• Olivier Roy (born July 12, 1991) A goaltender currently playing in the ICE Hockey League.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Causapscal (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
2. ^ "Causapscal". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
3. ^ "Causapscal census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
4. ^ "Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

External links

• (in French) Ville de Causapscal

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Lac-au-Saumon St-Alexandre-des-Lacs Albertville Causapscal Lac-Casault Sainte-Florence Sainte-Marguerite-Marie

v t e  Subdivisions of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality
Cities & towns	Amqui Causapscal
Municipalities	Albertville Lac-au-Saumon Sainte-Florence Sainte-Marguerite-Marie Saint-Vianney Sayabec Val-Brillant
Parishes	Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs Saint-Cléophas Saint-Damase Sainte-Irène Saint-Léon-le-Grand Saint-Moïse Saint-Tharcisius Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui
Villages	Saint-Noël
Unorganized territories	Lac-Alfred Lac-Casault Lac-Matapédia Rivière-Patapédia-Est Rivière-Vaseuse Routhierville Ruisseau-des-Mineurs
Regional county municipalities in Bas-Saint-Laurent: Kamouraska La Matapédia La Mitis Les Basques La Matanie Rimouski-Neigette Rivière-du-Loup Témiscouata Indian reserves Cacouna Kataskomiq

• Cities and towns in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent
• La Matapédia Regional County Municipality