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Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
Sainte-Perpétue
Parish municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Sainte-Perpétue is located in Southern QuebecSainte-PerpétueSainte-PerpétueLocation in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1878
Government
 • MayorGuy Dupuis
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total71.70 km (27.68 sq mi)
 • Land71.51 km (27.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total916
 • Density12.8/km (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Decrease 4.5%
 • Dwellings407
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0C 1R0
Area code819
Highways R-259

Sainte-Perpétue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t pɛʁpety]) is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 916.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Perpétue had a population of 916 living in 384 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 959. With a land area of 71.51 km (27.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend:

Census Population Change (%)
2021 916 Decrease 4.5%
2016 959 Decrease 2.4%
2011 983 Increase 2.5%
2006 959 Decrease 3.4%
2001 993 Decrease 3.0%
1996 1,024 Increase 1.1%
1991 1,013 Decrease 1.7%
1986 1,030 Decrease 0.7%
1981 1,037 Increase 1.4%
1976 1,023 Increase 3.3%
1971 990 Decrease 11.5%
1966 1,119 Decrease 3.5%
1961 1,160 Decrease 5.8%
1956 1,232 Increase 12.9%
1951 1,091 Increase 1.5%
1941 1,075 Decrease 1.3%
1931 1,089 Decrease 11.6%
1921 1,232 Decrease 3.9%
1911 1,282 Increase 36.5%
1901 939 Increase 12.7%
1891 833 Increase 79.1%
1881 465 N/A

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 885 96.7%
English only 5 0.5%
Both English and French 0 0.0%
Other languages 20 2.2%

Attractions

A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56362". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec)
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
La Visitation-de-Yamaska Sainte-Monique
Sainte-Perpétue Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (parish)


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