Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec

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Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°44′N 72°55′W / 45.733°N 72.917°W / 45.733; -72.917Coordinates: 45°44′N 72°55′W / 45.733°N 72.917°W / 45.733; -72.917[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Les Maskoutains
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Richard Leblanc
 • Federal riding Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. riding Saint-Hyacinthe
Area[2][4]
 • Total 58.10 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
 • Land 57.40 km2 (22.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 859
 • Density 15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.6%
 • Dwellings 346
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0H 1G0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 235

Saint-Barnabé-Sud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 859. It is the birthplace of historian Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 859 Decrease 0.6%
2006 864 Decrease 2.3%
2001 884 Decrease 2.0%
1996 902 Increase 2.5%
1991 880 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 865 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Communities

  • Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Death of infant, 2010

On June 7, 2010, police reported that a 20-day-old infant in Saint-Barnabé-Sud had been killed by a dog, a Siberian Husky, that afternoon.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 278441 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Barnabé-Sud
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec
  7. ↑ "Dog kills Quebec newborn". The Globe and Mail. Canadian Press. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010. 
  8. ↑ "Un bébé est tué par un chien à Saint-Barnabé". Canoe. Agence QMI. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010. 


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Hugues
Saint-Jude Saint-Simon
   Saint-Barnabé-Sud  
La Présentation Saint-Hyacinthe


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