Saint-Côme, Quebec
Saint-Côme is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Côme | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Matawinie RCM | |
  Saint-Côme Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | January 1, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Bordeleau (since 2013) |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 169.30 km2 (65.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 162.73 km2 (62.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,198 |
| • Density | 13.5/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,047 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0K 2B0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 343  Route 347 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 1,710 | — |
| 1996 | 1,921 | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 1,923 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,161 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 2,198 | +1.7% |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1048 (total dwellings: 2047)
Language
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
Education
The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École primaire de Saint-Côme[6]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[7]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[8]
See also
References
- Reference number 55850 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 62065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2462065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Côme community profile
- "de Saint-Côme." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
- "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
Media related to Saint-Côme, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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