Sainte-Monique (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t mɔnik]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 548.
Sainte-Monique | |
|---|---|
 | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.PNG) Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | |
  Sainte-Monique Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°32′W / 46.17°N 72.53°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | January 3, 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Descôteaux |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 58.00 km2 (22.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 548 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 243 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-226  R-259 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 548 | 2.2%
|
| 2006 | 536 |  9.3%
|
| 2001 | 591 | 6.2%
|
| Merger | 630 (+) | 30.5%
|
| 1996 | 438 | 8.4%
|
| 1991 | 478 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Sainte-Monique on January 3, 1996.
Language
editMother tongue language (2006)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 530 | 100.00% |
| English only | 0 | 0.00% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 313123". 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: Sainte-Monique
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Monique, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Monique, Quebec
External links
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Media related to Sainte-Monique, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
