CAP-DE-LA-MADELEINE

city, MauriceBois-Francs region, southern Quebec province, Canada, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River, opposite Trois-Rivires city and midway between Quebec and Montreal cities. Named after an abbot of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-de-Chteaudun, France, the city was first settled in the 17th century but developed only after 1900, when sawmills and pulp mills were established. Industries of economic importance to the city include those that manufacture pulp, paper products, aluminum foil, clothing, and abrasives. Cap-de-la-Madeleine is the site of a famous shrine to Our Lady of the Rosary (1714) and of a large basilica honouring Our Lady of the Cape (1964). Inc. 1923. Pop. (1991) 33,716.