Sainte-Béatrix
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Location within Matawinie RCM
Sainte-Béatrix is located in Central Quebec
Sainte-Béatrix
Sainte-Béatrix
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W / 46.200°N 73.617°W / 46.200; -73.617[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
ConstitutedMay 11, 1864
Government
[2]
 • MayorSerge Perrault
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
[2][3]
 • Total83.70 km2 (32.32 sq mi)
 • Land82.96 km2 (32.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,170
 • Density26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11%
 • Dwellings
1,300
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 1Y0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-337
Websitewww.sainte-beatrix.com

Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

History

In 1736, Lord Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil receives a lordship that will bear his name. It won't be until 1864 that the municipality of Sainte-Béatrix be officially created by splitting away from the municipality of Sainte-Mélanie. Louise-Amélie Panet and her husband William Bent Berczy are considered to be the founders of Sainte-Béatrix.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,421—    
1996 1,617+13.8%
2001 1,608−0.6%
YearPop.±%
2006 1,788+11.2%
2011 1,849+3.4%
2016 1,955+5.7%
YearPop.±%
2021 2,170+11.0%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 2.3%
  • French as first language: 95.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0.9%
  • Other as first language: 1.4%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École Panet[6]

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

Notable people

Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279287". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
  6. ↑ "Panet." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Boucher, Céline". Collections. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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