Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Quebec
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier | |
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Location within D'Autray RCM | |
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°13′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | D'Autray |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Giroux |
• Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
• Prov. riding | Berthier |
Area | |
• Total | 73.20 km2 (28.26 sq mi) |
• Land | 66.69 km2 (25.75 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,365 |
• Density | 35.5/km2 (92/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.5% |
• Dwellings | 962 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0K 1A0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-40 | Route 138 Route 158 Route 345 Route 347 |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 2365 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.5%)
- Population in 2006: 2307
- Population in 2001: 2387
- Population in 1996: 2402
- Population in 1991: 2263
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 949 (total dwellings: 962)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.7%
- French as first language: 96.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.6%
Education
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[5]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[6]
See also
References
- Reference number 417963 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 52040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier census profile
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "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.
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