Saint-Alexis, Quebec
Saint-Alexis | |
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Municipality | |
Saint-Alexis Location in central Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°56′N 73°37′W / 45.933°N 73.617°WCoordinates: 45°56′N 73°37′W / 45.933°N 73.617°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Montcalm |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Perreault |
• Federal riding | Montcalm |
• Prov. riding | Rousseau |
Area | |
• Total | 43.10 km2 (16.64 sq mi) |
• Land | 43.32 km2 (16.73 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 1,267 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0K 1T0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways[5] | Route 158 Route 341 |
Saint-Alexis is a municipality located in Quebec's Lanaudière region, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality. It was formed by the amalgamation on December 19, 2012 of the former village municipality and the former parish municipality of the same name (the former was also known as Saint-Alexis-de-Montcalm).
Demographics[]
Former parish municipality[]
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2011: 790 (2006 to 2011 population change: 9.4%)
- Population in 2006: 722
- Population in 2001: 757
- Population in 1996: 755
- Population in 1991: 738
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 306 (total dwellings: 309)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.4%
- French as first language: 98.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Former village municipality[]
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2011: 577 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.8%)
- Population in 2006: 556
- Population in 2001: 530
- Population in 1996: 503
- Population in 1991: 477
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 234 (total dwellings: 236)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.8%
- French as first language: 96.4%
- English and French as first language: 1.8%
- Other as first language: 0%
Education[]
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Notre-Dame[7]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[9]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 416952 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 63023 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census- Saint-Alexis census profile
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Alexis census profile
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Notre-Dame." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
Categories:
- Incorporated places in Lanaudière
- Municipalities in Quebec