Saint-Anicet
| Saint-Anicet | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
  Saint-Anicet Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W / 45.117°N 74.350°WCoordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W / 45.117°N 74.350°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Alain Castagner |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 135.16 km2 (52.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,523 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 7.1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,965 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0S 1M0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 132 |
| Website |
www saint-anicet |
Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.
Geography
Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Cazaville (45°05′11″N 74°22′17″W / 45.08639°N 74.37139°W) – a hamlet in the southern portion of the municipality on Route 132.
- Plage-Somerville (45°05′15″N 74°25′31″W / 45.08750°N 74.42528°W) – a hamlet located on Baie de Somerville in the Saint Lawrence River.
- Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′30″N 74°26′26″W / 45.07500°N 74.44056°W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River.
- Port Lewis (45°10′14″N 74°16′59″W / 45.17056°N 74.28306°W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River on Route 132.
Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Rivière La Guerre (45°08′40″N 74°21′03″W / 45.14444°N 74.35083°W) – runs in a southeast to northwest direction to the Saint Lawrence River.
Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
2,525 |
2,040 | 9.3% |
80.79% | 395 |  27.4% |
15.64% | 40 | 11.1% |
1.58% | 50 | 54.5% |
1.98% | |||||
| 2006 |
2,715 |
2,250 | 9.2% |
82.87% | 310 | 12.7% |
11.42% | 45 | 43.8% |
1.66% | 110 | 15.8% |
4.05% | |||||
| 2001 |
2,590 |
2,060 | 2.7% |
79.54% | 355 | 21.1% |
13.71% | 80 | 166.7% |
3.09% | 95 | 171.4% |
3.67% | |||||
| 1996 |
2,520 |
2,005 | n/a | 79.56% | 450 | n/a | 17.86% | 30 | n/a | 1.19% | 35 | n/a | 1.39% | |||||
Historic site and museum
In the south of Saint-Anicet the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center was opened on May 15, 2010. It is where the most important Iroquoian village in Quebec lies. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River.[9]
Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,[10] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.[11]
See also
External links
- Virtual Museum of Canada, The St. Lawrence Iroquoians — virtual exhibit about the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, based on the archaeological excavations at the Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha site.
References
- 1 2 3 Reference number 55616 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Anicet
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BEAUHARNOIS--SALABERRY (Quebec)
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Anicet, Quebec
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site Interpretation Centre
- ↑ Site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ↑ Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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