Saint-Guillaume, Quebec

Saint-Guillaume is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,547.

Not to be confused with Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec.
Saint-Guillaume
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Guillaume
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°46′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMDrummond
ConstitutedNovember 8, 1995
Government
 • MayorJean-Pierre Vallée
 • Federal ridingDrummond
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total88.30 km2 (34.09 sq mi)
 • Land87.96 km2 (33.96 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,547
 • Density17.6/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 2.0%
 • Dwellings
672
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1L0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 122
Route 224
Route 239
Websitewww.municipalite-st-guillaume.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,547 2.0%
2006 1,578 0.2%
2001 1,575 1.4%
1996 1,598 2.9%
1991 1,645 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,485 97.70%
English only 25 1.64%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 0.66%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 310691 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Guillaume
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Guillaume, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Guillaume, Quebec



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