[4] In the early 1900s, the pioneers of Sayabec created the foundations for StCléophas in a town known as Awantjish, which was described as having good soil and timber (especially birch, maple and cedar.

)[5][6] By 1908, a group of settlers living in the territory of what is today St-Cléophas made offerings to the Bishop of Rimouski, Monsignor André-Albert Blais, to found a parish in the area.

The prelate had considered that it was a premature gesture due to the low population of the area (about 300 people).

Saint-Cléophas is located on a side of the mountain chain of the Appalachian specifically in the section of Mt Saint-Anne.

[8] Mother tongue (2021):[11] The local economy is mainly based on forestry, sawmills, agriculture and cattle farms of both sheep and dairy.

Its varieties of species, its large size, its development and activities such as horse pulls, 4x4, tractors and country meals, added to the popularity of Naturanimo Centre.

The council consists of a mayor and six councilors who are elected every four year block without territorial division through rotation.