Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec

Sainte-Béatrix
Municipality

Location within Matawinie RCM
Sainte-Béatrix
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W / 46.200°N 73.617°W / 46.200; -73.617Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W / 46.200°N 73.617°W / 46.200; -73.617[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Matawinie
Constituted May 11, 1864
Government[2]
 • Mayor Serge Perrault
 • Federal riding Joliette
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
 • Total 83.70 km2 (32.32 sq mi)
 • Land 84.00 km2 (32.43 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,849
 • Density 22.0/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.4%
 • Dwellings 1,194
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0K 1Y0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 337
Website www.sainte-beatrix.com

Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,421—    
1996 1,617+13.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,608−0.6%
2006 1,788+11.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,849+3.4%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 852 (total dwellings: 1194)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 96.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.3%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École Panet[6]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 279287 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 62020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
  6. ↑ "Panet." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.