Béthanie, Quebec

Béthanie is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 314.

Béthanie
Municipality
Location within Acton RCM
Béthanie Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Acton
Constituted	March 2, 1920
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Chantal Beauregard Favreau
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2][4]
• Total	47.00 km^2 (18.15 sq mi)
• Land	46.53 km^2 (17.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	314
• Density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.1%
• Dwellings	149
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1E1
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	No major routes
Website	municipalitedebethanie.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	314	5.1%
2006	331	2.1%
2001	338	4.5%
1996	354	6.3%
1991	378	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	280	90.32%
English only	20	6.45%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	3.23%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 5479 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Béthanie". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Béthanie, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Béthanie, Quebec

External links

• Media related to Béthanie, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Regional County Municipality of Acton page for Béthanie