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Founded in 1904, the municipality of Honfleur is similar to Honfleur, city in Calvados, Normandie, where many sailors came from during the 16th and 17th century to North America. The name comes from the archbishop of Quebec , cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin , (1840-1925) whose ancestor came from Saint-Léonard-de-Honfleur, archdiocese of Lisieux ...
Pages in category "People from Honfleur" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alphonse Allais;
After 1608, Honfleur thrived on trade with Canada, the West Indies, the African coasts and the Azores. As a result, the town became one of the five principal ports for the slave trade in France. During this time the rapid growth of the town saw the demolition of its fortifications on the orders of Colbert. Honfleur harbour, now, a busy tourist spot
Sainte-Monique (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t mɔnik]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is sometimes known as Sainte-Monique-de-Honfleur (for example, on its official website). Demographics
Chauvin embarked from Honfleur in the early spring of 1600, with his 800 ships and the intended colonists, Gravé as his partner and lieutenant, and Pierre Du Gua de Monts. [3] Against the advice of Gravé, Chauvin chose Tadoussac as his destination. Basque and Norman whalers were already using Tadoussac as a stopping point.
Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories.The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada–US border.Its four largest provinces by area (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86.5 percent of the country's population.
Canada's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.4 children born per woman in 2020, [32] below the population replacement level, which stands at 2.1 births per woman. In 2020, Canada also experienced the country's lowest number of births in 15 years, [ 32 ] also seeing the largest annual drop in childbirths (−3.6%) in a quarter of a century. [ 32 ]
Although Quebec is home to only 22.0% of the population of Canada, the number of international adoptions in Quebec is the highest of all provinces of Canada. In 2001, 42% of international adoptions in Canada were carried out in Quebec. Population growth rate: 0.7% (2006) Birth rate: 9.9% (2005) Synthetic fertility index: 1.61 (2006)