Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Quebec

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier
Municipality

Location within D'Autray RCM.
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°13′W / 46.083°N 73.217°W / 46.083; -73.217Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°13′W / 46.083°N 73.217°W / 46.083; -73.217[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM D'Autray
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Richard Giroux
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
 • Total 73.20 km2 (28.26 sq mi)
 • Land 66.69 km2 (25.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,365
 • Density 35.5/km2 (92/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.5%
 • Dwellings 962
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0K 1A0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-40
Route 138
Route 158
Route 345
Route 347

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2365 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 2307
  • Population in 2001: 2387
  • Population in 1996: 2402
  • Population in 1991: 2263

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 949 (total dwellings: 962)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 96.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.6%

Education

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 417963 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 52040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.




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