Sainte-Perpétue, Quebec (parish)

Sainte-Perpétue
Parish municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Sainte-Perpétue Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	March 9, 1878
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Line Théroux
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi)
• Land	71.46 km2 (27.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	983
• Density	13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.5%
• Dwellings	376
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0C 1R0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 259

Sainte-Perpétue is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 983.

Demographics[]

Population[] Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 983 2.5% 2006 959 3.4% 2001 993 3.0% 1996 1,024 1.1% 1991 1,013 N/A

Language[] Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 950 100.00% English only 0 0.00% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 0.00%

Attractions[]

A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.

See also[]

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References[]

External links[]

• Festival du cochon de Sainte-Perpétue