Berthierville
Berthierville | |
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City | |
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Location within D'Autray RCM. | |
Berthierville Location in central Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°11′W / 46.083°N 73.183°WCoordinates: 46°05′N 73°11′W / 46.083°N 73.183°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | D'Autray |
Constituted | April 14, 1852 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Bernard Grégoire |
• Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
• Prov. riding | Berthier |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
• Land | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 4,091 |
• Density | 596.8/km2 (1,546/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 2,007 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0K |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways |
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Website |
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Berthierville (also called Berthier-en-haut, and legally called Berthier before 1942) is a town located between Montreal and Trois-Rivières on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Berthierville is the seat of D'Autray Regional County Municipality, and is served by Autoroute 40, and is the junction of Routes 138 and 158. It is surrounded by the parish municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier.
Gastrointestinal experimentation pioneer Alexis St. Martin and Formula One race car driver Gilles Villeneuve grew up in Berthierville.
The Marie Reine du Canada Pilgrimage column stops at the church of Sainte-Geneviève de Berthierville for Mass on the first day of its three-day walk from Lanoraie to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 4091 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.1%)
- Population in 2006: 4007
- Population in 2001: 3939
- Population in 1996: 3952
- Population in 1991: 3854
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1924 (total dwellings: 2007)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.3%
- French as first language: 96.5%
- English and French as first language: 0.3%
- Other as first language: 3.0%
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École secondaire Pierre-de-Lestage
- École du Chemin-du-Roy
- École de l'Île Saint-Ignace (currently in Berthierville)[8]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[9]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 5375 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 52035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Berthierville census profile
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ "du Chemin-du-Roy (pavillon maternelle Sainte-Geneviève)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "du Chemin-du-Roy (pavillon Sainte-Geneviève)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "du Chemin-du-Roy (pavillon Saint-Joseph)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "École de l'Île Saint-Ignace." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.