Béthanie, Quebec

Béthanie
Municipality

Location within Acton RCM.
Béthanie

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W / 45.500°N 72.433°W / 45.500; -72.433Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W / 45.500°N 72.433°W / 45.500; -72.433[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Acton
Constituted March 2, 1920
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Chantal Beauregard Favreau
 • Federal riding Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
 • Total 47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
 • Land 46.53 km2 (17.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 314
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.1%
 • Dwellings 149
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0H 1E1
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways No major routes
Website www.municipalite.
bethanie.qc.ca

Béthanie is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 314.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 314 Decrease 5.1%
2006 331 Decrease 2.1%
2001 338 Decrease 4.5%
1996 354 Decrease 6.3%
1991 378 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 280 90.32%
English only 20 6.45%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 3.23%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 5479 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Béthanie
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Béthanie, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Béthanie, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
 Sainte-Christine
Roxton / Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford Valcourt (township)
   Béthanie  
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle


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