Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1832 - The Parish of Baie de St Paul, Cote de Beaupre,

by a decree of the 3rd of March, 1722, which confirms the regulation of Sept. 20, 1721, includes the S. of du Gouffre, 3 l. on the St. Lawrence S.W. and the Isle aux Coudres. In St. Paul's Bay and along the river du Gouffre the settlements are girted by a lofty range of mountains, stretching N. from the St. Lawrence and enclosing a valley about 13 m. in length and from 1 to 1 1/ 2 m. in breadth, the greatest part of which is numerously inhabited and very well cultivated, notwithstanding the land is in many places very rocky and uneven: several spots on the sides of hills, being difficult of access from their elevated and precipitous situation, are tilled by manual labour and are extremely fertile in grain of most kinds. On this tract the houses of the inhabitants are nearly all of stone, very well built and whitewashed on the outside, which greatly adds to the gaiety of the general prospect of the settlement, as well as to the neatness of their individual appearance. Several small streams descend from the mountains, and after meandering through the valley fall into the Riviere du Gouffre, turning in their way several saw and corn-mills. The main road passes at the foot of the bounding heights to the extremity of the cultivated land in Cote St. Urbain, and on each side presents many neat and interesting farms and settlements in a very improved state. The church of St. Pierre is situated on the bank of the Riviere du Gouffre.

Population (combined with St. Urbain) 2028

A Topographical Dictionary of The Province of Lower Canada by Joseph Bouchette, Esq., London, 1832

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