Clermont

Clermont is a ville in the Canadian territory of Quebec, and the seat of government for the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the southern banks of the Malbaie River. Around 1800, the main pilgrims moved into the region, living fundamentally of farming. Pursued by a saw and flour process, tradeshops, and stores, a settlement developed that was then known as Chute Nairne.

At the end of the century, the place pulled in consideration for its hydro-electric potential, and by 1900, a dam was worked over the Malbaie River, providing power to La Malbaie and encompassing region. In 1909, Rodolphe Forget established the East Canada Power and Pulp Company, and needing to benefit from the wonderful development in the mash and paper showcase, he assembled Chute Nairne's first paper process in 1911. The modern improvement changed the place from a rustic and rural society to a quickly developing urban network.

Felix-Antoine Sad, renowned Quebecois creator and around then cleric of the Parish of Saint-Etienne in La Malbaie, was additionally in charge of Chute Nairne. His parishioners there were disturbed about being left a bit to themselves and about being far from the ward church. Sad, in line with inhabitants of Chute Nairne, appealed to the religious administrator of Chicoutimi, Charles Lamarche, to acquire authorization for another area and church. The ask for was acknowledged on September 18, 1931, and the Parish of Saint-Philippe-de-la-Chute-Nairn was shaped.