[ Municipality
of Cloutier ] [ The
township of Cloutier ]
[ Rue Albert Cloutier ] [
Boulevard Cloutier ] [ Cloutierville, Louisiana, USA ]
[ Rue Prudent Cloutier ] [ Georges-Émilie-Cloutier
street ] [ Rue
Cloutier, Le Gardeur ]
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We start by the following toponym (place name) :
(extract from the certificate given to l’Association des Cloutier d’Amérique
in honour of Zacharie Cloutier).
Quebec Toponymy Commission
The Toponymy Commission, at its meeting held on June 9, 1988, declared official the
toponym
Pont Zacharie
Cloutier
to identify the bridge crossing the Sault-à-la-Puce River,
mouth of which is located near the ancestral lands at Chateau-Richer, Quebec.
Shortly after his arrival in 1634, from Mortagne in Perche, Zacharie Cloutier
settled
in Beauport where, as a master carpenter, he constructed numerous buildings.
His last days were spent on the lands of his son Jean, near the Sault-à-la-Puce River on
the Côte de Beaupré.
So as to underline the arrival of the first Cloutiers on Quebec soil, the Toponymy
Commission
decided to give the name of their first ancestor in America to this structure
erected on the Avenue Royale in Chateau-Richer, Quebec.
Given to the President of l’Association des Cloutier
d’Amérique on August 6, 1988
at St-Jean-Port-Joli on the occasion on the gathering of the Cloutier families in 1988.
The municipality of Cloutier is located on one point of the quadrilateral that it forms with the municipalities of Beaudry, de Bellecombe as well as with the hamlet of Saint-Roch. Cloutier is the last municipality in the rural belt around Rouyn-Noranda (about 30 kilometres south of the latter), beyond which extends Témiscamingue. Previously known under the name of Frechette, which came from the name of a small nearby lake, Cloutier received, at the time that it was built in 1979, the name of monseigneur François-Xavier Cloutier (1848-1934), the name used to identify the local post-office since 1936. The reason why the municipality was named after this clergyman from the region of Trois-Rivières is that the parish of Saint-Ignace de Frechette, cradle of the future municipality, was settled in 1935 by families from the city of Laviolette (in the Trois-Rivières region).
The municipality of Cloutier, with a population of 365, is located in the regional municipality of Rouyn-Noranda, which is itself within the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamigue.
A large part of this township, located about 40 kilometres northwest of La Tuque, is occupied by the Blanc reservoir. This grand expanse of water, in the shape of a cruciform, is a widening of the Saint-Maurice River and is set in a rolling landscape. The highest point of the township is a summit that exceeds 500 meters. This summit is located in the north of the township hear a secondary road leading to the small hamlet of Windigo, located in the neighbouring township. The township of Cloutier is uninhabited, with the exception of the buildings of the McTavish Club, and the line of the Canadian National Railway that crosses it. It was named in memory of monseigneur François-Xavier Cloutier (1848-1934) a native of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan. Ordained as a priest at Nicolet in 1872, he worked as a teacher before occupying various administrative positions in the diocese of Trois-Rivières. He was appointed bishop of Trois-Rivières in 1899, the third to occupy this post, after monseigneur Louis-François Frechette. He passed away while serving as bishop.
The township, which was proclaimed in 1965, is located in the regional municipality of Haut Saint-Maurice within the administrative region of Mauricie-Bois-Francs.
Rue Albert Cloutier, located in the city of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. This name was given to the street in honour of a well-known artist who lived in Saint-Hilaire from 1959 until his death in 1964. This painter was a pioneer in graphic arts in Montreal in the 1930’s. He painted posters for tourism and, during World War II, he served as chief of graphic services for the Information Service in Ottawa. In 1943, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and became an official war artist. He painted many murals as well as the décor of the Bonaventure Room of the Queen Elisabeth Hotel. He was a member of Royal Canadian Academy and of the Graphic Arts Society of Canada. He was twice the winner of the prize for paintings at the Spring Salon of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and of a bursary for studies in Europe. He was President of the Bellini Choir of Saint-Hilaire from 1959 to 1964. He lived at 160 rue Michel in Saint-Hilaire.
Cloutier Boulevard, city of St-Raymond, Portneuf County, Quebec. This name was given in honour of Albert-Édouard Cloutier who was the mayor of the city from 1961 to 1973.
There is a city in the state of Louisiana in the United States called Cloutierville. Members of l’Association des Cloutier d’Amérique visited this city several years ago. If someone can give us a description and the reason why the city was given this name we would be most appreciative.
You probably have, in your municipality, in your county, or in your
region, a place named Cloutier.
We would like to identify these places so that we can present them to our readers and make
them better known.
We are counting on your help and say a big thank you in advance.
Please note that this same text will appear on our Internet site
as we want to reach the greatest possible number of people
who might be able to provide us with the identity of places where the name Cloutier
has been used to designate a particular location, and tell us why that toponym was
used.
Our sincere thanks for your co-operation.
