Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec

Sainte-Perpétue, Quebec
—  Parish  —
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality.
Coordinates (2480, rang Saint-Joseph [1]):
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Nicolet-Yamaska
Parish March 9, 1878
Electoral Districts
Federal
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Provincial Nicolet-Yamaska
Government[1][2][3]
 • Mayor Line Théroux
 • Federal MP(s) Louis Plamondon (BQ)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Jean-Martin Aussant (PQ)
Area[4]
 • Land 71.46 km2 (27.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)[4]
 • Total 959
 • Density 13.4/km2 (34.7/sq mi)
 • Change (2001-06) 3.4%
 • Dwellings 383
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J0C
Area code(s) 819
Access Routes[5] Route 259

Sainte-Perpétue is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 959.

Contents

Demographics

Population

Population trend[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 959 3.4%
2001 993 3.0%
1996 1,024 1.1%
1991 1,013 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 950 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

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. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec)
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: NICOLET-YAMASKA
  4. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

La Visitation-de-Yamaska Sainte-Monique
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
   Sainte-Perpétue    
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (parish)
 Administrative divisions of Centre-du-Québec  (Region 17)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
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