Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec
Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Matawinie RCM | |
  Sainte-Béatrix Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | May 11, 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serge Perrault |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.70 km2 (32.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 84.00 km2 (32.43 sq mi) |
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| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,849 |
| • Density | 22.0/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • 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 |  |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
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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:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[7]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[8]
Notable people
Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.[9]
See also
References
- Reference number 279287 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 62020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
- "Panet." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 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.
- "Boucher, Céline". Collections. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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