Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ zefiʁɛ̃ də kuʁval]) is a parish municipality located in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 737.
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval | |
|---|---|
 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
  Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°38′W / 46.067°N 72.633°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Lemaire |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 71.97 km2 (27.79 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 737 |
| • Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.7% |
| • Dwellings | 308 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-255 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval had a population of 707 living in 291 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 700. With a land area of 71.94 km2 (27.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km2 (25.5/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 737 | 10.7%
|
| 2006 | 825 |  0.0%
|
| 2001 | 825 |  3.6%
|
| 1996 | 796 | 0.9%
|
| 1991 | 789 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 805 | 97.58% |
| English only | 10 | 1.21% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 10 | 1.21% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57791". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec