Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec

Not to be confused with a different Sainte-Perpétue in Chaudière-Appalaches.
Sainte-Perpétue
Parish municipality

Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Sainte-Perpétue

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted March 9, 1878
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Line Théroux
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][4]
 • Total 71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi)
 • Land 71.46 km2 (27.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 983
 • Density 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.5%
 • Dwellings 376
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0C 1R0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 259

Sainte-Perpétue is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 983.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 983 Increase 2.5%
2006 959 Decrease 3.4%
2001 993 Decrease 3.0%
1996 1,024 Increase 1.1%
1991 1,013 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 950 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Attractions

A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56362 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec)
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
La Visitation-de-Yamaska Sainte-Monique
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
   Sainte-Perpétue  
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (parish)


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