Saint-Joachim (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔaʃɛ̃] ⓘ) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
The area, first called after Cape Tourmente, is one of the first places of New France to be colonized.
In 1628, it was destroyed by the Kirke Brothers but it became an agricultural centre again after 1668 when François de Laval bought land around the cape to establish farms to feed his Seminary of Quebec.
[1] In 1916, Saint-Joachim lost large portions of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente was created to separate the lands and buildings belonging to the seminary from Saint-Joachim.
[6] Population trend:[7] Mother tongue: Media related to Saint-Joachim, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons