Maricourt, Quebec

Maricourt is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec.[2] The population was 497 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Maricourt
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Maricourt Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°16′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	January 1, 1864
Government [2]
• Mayor	Réjean Paquette
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area [2][3]
• Total	62.10 km^2 (23.98 sq mi)
• Land	61.01 km^2 (23.56 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	497
• Density	8.1/km^2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	15.0%
• Dwellings	202
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 222

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Maricourt, Quebec[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 433 —     1996 458 +5.8%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 487 +6.3% 2006 432 −11.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 497 +15.0%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	460	93.0%
English only	15	3.0%
English and French	20	4.0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 38972 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. MAMROT - Maricourt Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
3. "(Code 2442065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census