Saint-Jacques, Quebec

Saint-Jacques
Municipality

Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Jacques
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°W / 45.950; -73.567Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°W / 45.950; -73.567[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Montcalm
Constituted May 20, 1998
Government[2]
 • Mayor Pierre Beaulieu
 • Federal riding Montcalm
 • Prov. riding Joliette
Area[2][3]
 • Total 67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi)
 • Land 67.34 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 4,021
 • Density 59.7/km2 (155/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Increase 8.5%
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0K 2R0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways[4] Route 158
Route 341
Website www.st-jacques.org

Saint-Jacques is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 4021 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 3706
  • Population in 2001: 3692
  • Population total in 1996: 3815
    • Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
    • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
  • Population in 1991:
    • Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
    • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1636 (total dwellings: 1698)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 0.3%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:

  • École de Grand-Pré[6]
  • École Saint-Louis-de-France[7]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 338834 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 63013 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Jacques census profile
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ "de Grand-Pré." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Saint-Louis-de-France." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.



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