Valcourt (township)
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Valcourt | |
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Township municipality | |
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. | |
Valcourt | |
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W / 45.500°N 72.350°WCoordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W / 45.500°N 72.350°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Patrice Desmarais |
• Federal riding | Shefford |
• Prov. riding | Richmond |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 80.60 km2 (31.12 sq mi) |
• Land | 80.57 km2 (31.11 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,047 |
• Density | 13.0/km2 (34/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.1% |
• Dwellings | 483 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J0E 2L0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways |
Route 222 Route 243 |
Website | www.cantonvalcourt.qc.ca |
Valcourt is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 1,047 | 2.1% |
2006 | 1,025 | 4.8% |
2001 | 978 | 5.0% |
1996 | 1,030 | 7.9% |
1991 | 1,118 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
---|---|---|
French only | 1,010 | 97.1% |
English only | 20 | 1.9% |
English and French | 5 | 0.5% |
Non-official languages | 5 | 0.5% |
References
- ↑ Reference number 64772 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 42060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "(Code 2442060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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