Bonsecours, Quebec

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Bonsecours
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Bonsecours
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°25′N 72°17′W / 45.417°N 72.283°W / 45.417; -72.283Coordinates: 45°25′N 72°17′W / 45.417°N 72.283°W / 45.417; -72.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted March 20, 1905
Government[2]
 • Mayor Cécile Laliberté
 • Federal riding Shefford
 • Prov. riding Orford
Area[2][3]
 • Total 61.20 km2 (23.63 sq mi)
 • Land 60.47 km2 (23.35 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 577
 • Density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.5%
 • Dwellings 303
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0E 1H0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 220
Website www.bonsecours.ca

Bonsecours is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 577 Increase 5.5%
2006 547 Increase 1.9%
2001 537 Increase 6.8%
1996 503 Increase 2.4%
1991 491 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 555 95.7%
English only 20 3.4%
Non-official languages 5 0.9%

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 6983 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 42040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "(Code 2442040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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