title: Saint-Tite-des-Caps
text: # Saint-Tite-des-Caps
  
  Saint-Tite-des-Caps is a municipality in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Located on Route 138 to Baie-Saint-Paul, this road climbs up sharply to about 700 meters (2,300 ft) to reach the town nestled in a valley. The Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River forms the municipal western boundary.
  
  The place is named after Titus, companion of Saint Paul, whereas "des-Caps" indicates its position within the Capes Region, that stretches from Cape Tourmente to Baie-Saint-Paul.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1853, the mission was founded, that became the Parish of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in 1876 when it separated from Saint-Joachim. In 1866, its post office opened. In 1872, the Municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps was incorporated.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Population trend:
  
  * Population in 2011: 1506 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.6%)
  * Population in 2006: 1440
  * Population in 2001: 1426
  * Population in 1996: 1522
  * Population in 1991: 1523
  
  Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 656 (total dwellings: 814)
  
  Mother tongue:
  
  * English as first language: 0%
  * French as first language: 100%
  * English and French as first language: 0%
  * Other as first language: 0%
  
  ## List of mayors
  
  Mayors of Saint-Tite-des-Caps since incorporation:
  
  * Isaïe Ferland (1861-1862, 1873-1875, 1881-1882, 1885-1887)
  * Hypolitte Dessers (1862-1863)
  * Jean-Baptiste Jean (1863-1864)
  * Éloi Boucher (1864-1866)
  * Célestin Chevalier (1866-1868, 1872-1873)
  * Onézime Leblond (1868-1872, 1875-1877)
  * Alexandre Lavoie (1877-1878)
  * Alfred Leclair (1878-1880)
  * Napoléon Poulin (1880-1881)
  * Édouard Girard (1882-1885, 1887-1890, 1891-1893)
  * Jules Gagnon (1890-1891)
  * Auguste Lavoie (1893-1897)
  * Norbert Morency (1897-1914)
  * Wilfrid Labranche (1914-1916)
  * Ludger Leblond (1916-1917)
  * Joseph Gauthier (1917-1921)
  * Achille Lachance (1921-1931)
  * David Morency (1931-1935, 1937-1944)
  * Alfredo Leclerc (1935-1937)
  * Télesphore Duclos (1944-1949)
  * Ludger Duclos (1949-1958, 1964-1966)
  * Noël Drouin (1958-1961)
  * Albany Duclos (1961-1964)
  * Paul-Eugène Morency (1966-1967)
  * Roland Ferland (1967-1969)
  * Jean-Noël Fortin (1969-1971)
  * Paul Duchesne (1971-1975)
  * Léopold Ferland (1975-1984)
  * Huguette Filion Morency (1984-1987)
  * Jean-Claude Clouet (1987-1998)
  * Anne-Marie Guilbault (1998-2005)
  * Pierre Dion (2005-2013)
  * Majella Pichette (2013- )
  