Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Quebec

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier
Municipality
Location within D'Autray RCM
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°13′W / 46.083°N 73.217°W / 46.083; -73.217Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°13′W / 46.083°N 73.217°W / 46.083; -73.217[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	D'Autray
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Richard Giroux
• Federal riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	73.20 km2 (28.26 sq mi)
• Land	66.69 km2 (25.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	2,365
• Density	35.5/km2 (92/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.5%
• Dwellings	962
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1A0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-40	Route 138 Route 158 Route 345 Route 347

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.

Demographics[]

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 2365 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.5%)
• Population in 2006: 2307
• Population in 2001: 2387
• Population in 1996: 2402
• Population in 1991: 2263

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 949 (total dwellings: 962)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 96.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 2.6%

Education[]

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The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[5]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[6]

See also[]

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References[]

External links[]

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