Saint-Jacques, Quebec
Saint-Jacques | |
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Municipality | |
Saint-Jacques Location in central Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°WCoordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Montcalm |
Constituted | May 20, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Beaulieu |
• Federal riding | Montcalm |
• Prov. riding | Joliette |
Area | |
• Total | 67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 67.34 km2 (26.00 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 4,021 |
• Density | 59.7/km2 (155/sq mi) |
• Pop (2006–11) | 8.5% |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0K 2R0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways[4] | Route 158 Route 341 |
Website | www |
Saint-Jacques is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.
Demographics[]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 4021 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.5%)
- Population in 2006: 3706
- Population in 2001: 3692
- Population total in 1996: 3815
- Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
- Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
- Population in 1991:
- Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
- Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1636 (total dwellings: 1698)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 98.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.4%
- Other as first language: 0.3%
Education[]
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:
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 338834 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 63013 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Jacques census profile
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "de Grand-Pré." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Saint-Louis-de-France." 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.
External links[]
- Media related to Saint-Jacques, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Incorporated places in Lanaudière
- Municipalities in Quebec