| Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Location within Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. | |
| Coordinates (400, rue Notre-Dame [1]): | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constitution | December 31, 1997 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |
| Provincial | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Georgette Critchley-Michon |
| • Federal MP(s) | Louis Plamondon (BQ) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Jean-Martin Aussant (PQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 64.31 km2 (24.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,002 |
| • Density | 31.1/km2 (80.5/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) | 2.1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,112 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0G |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Access Routes[5] | Route 132 Route 143 |
Saint-François-du-Lac is a community in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,002. It is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre (hence its name, "Saint-François of the lake").
Saint-François-du-Lac faces the town of Pierreville from across the Saint-François River, and lies at the junction of Route 132 and Route 143.
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This was founded as a Jesuit mission village during the colonial years. The community was called St.-Francois-de-Sales or Odanak. Indians from the community, which included refugees from wars with English colonists, participated in many raids, some of them organized and led by French military men, against English colonial settlements in New England in the aftermath of King Philip's War. The village and buildings were burned in an attack by Rogers' Rangers, an irregular British provincial force, during the Seven Years War (also known as the French and Indian War) on October 4, 1759.
Odanak was later re-established as an Indian reserve for Abenaki next to the village of Saint-Francois-du-Lac.
Population trend[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,002 | 2.1% |
| Boundary change | 1,961 | 0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,976 | 1.2% |
| Merger (+) | 2,001 | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 1,095 | 7.5% |
| 1991 | 1,019 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Saint-François-du-Lac on December 31, 1997.
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,935 | 97.97% |
| English only | 30 | 1.52% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.51% |
| Lac Saint-Pierre | ||||
| Yamaska | Saint-François River / Pierreville / Odanak |
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| Saint-François-du-Lac | ||||
| Saint-Gérard-Majella | Saint-Pie-de-Guire |
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