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Cap-de-la-Madeleine, former city, southern Quebec province, southeastern Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River, opposite central Trois-Rivières city (of which Cap-de-la-Madeleine is now a district) and midway between Quebec and Montreal cities.

The area was named for an abbot of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-de-Châteaudun, France. It was first settled in the 17th century but developed only after 1900, when sawmills and pulp mills were established. The city of Cap-de-la-Madeleine was incorporated in 1923. It was amalgamated with Trois-Rivières in 2002, becoming that city’s de-la-Madeleine district. Industries of economic importance include those that manufacture pulp, paper products, aluminum foil, clothing, and abrasives. The district 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).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.