Saint-Pacôme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pakom]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Saint-Pacome Catholic Church is located in the town.[4]
Saint-Pacôme | |
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 Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
  Saint-Pacôme Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′N 69°57′W / 47.400°N 69.950°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Constituted | January 5, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louise Chamberland |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,806 |
| • Density | 62.1/km2 (161/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  13.0% |
| • Dwellings | 748 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 3X0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  R-230 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pacôme had a population of 1,806 living in 702 of its 748 total private dwellings, an increase of 13% from its 2016 population of 1,598. With a land area of 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.1/km2 (161.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population
editPopulation trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,806 | 13.0%
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| 2016 | 1,598 |  3.6%
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| 2011 | 1,658 | 1.6%
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| 2006 | 1,685 | 1.2%
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| 2001 | 1,706 | 5.2%
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| 1996 | 1,799 | 4.3%
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| 1991 | 1,880 | 6.7%
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| 1986 | 2,015 | 1.0%
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| 1981 | 1,996 | N/A |
Government
editGoverning body
edit- Mayor: Louise Chamberland
- Councillors: Cédric Valois-Mercier, Jennifer Ouellet, Virginie St-Pierre-Gagné, Annick D'Amours, Benoît Harton, Chantal Boily
Political representation
edit| Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15% | 107 | 47% | 337 | 32% | 234 | 4% | 32 | 0% | 0 | |
| 2019 | 16% | 137 | 39% | 328 | 34% | 290 | 9% | 73 | 2% | 13 | |
| 2015 | 26% | 155 | 26% | 157 | 17% | 101 | 28% | 171 | 3% | 16 | |
| 2011 | 2% | 19 | 29% | 223 | 28% | 219 | 39% | 300 | 2% | 17 | |
| 2008 | 8% | 58 | 22% | 162 | 64% | 476 | 4% | 29 | 1% | 11 | |
| 2006 | 6% | 41 | 18% | 137 | 67% | 497 | 5% | 34 | 4% | 32 | |
| 2004 | 19% | 141 | 4% | 32 | 73% | 541 | 2% | 12 | 2% | 13 | |
| Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40% | 238 | 7% | 41 | 13% | 81 | 19% | 116 | |
| 2018 | 52% | 461 | 18% | 164 | 13% | 119 | 15% | 130 | |
| 2014 | 27% | 251 | 31% | 294 | 10% | 97 | 29% | 269 | |
| 2012 | 27% | 229 | 22% | 184 | 4% | 32 | 44% | 367 | |
Saint-Pacôme forms part of the federal electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and has been represented by Bernard Généreux of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Saint-Pacôme is part of the Côte-du-Sud electoral district and is represented by Mathieu Rivest of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2022.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98679". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Pacôme, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Eglise de Saint-Pacome Church
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Québec. 3 December 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Saint-Pacôme at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) Municipalité de Saint-Pacôme
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