Saint-Liguori, Quebec

Saint-Liguori is a municipality in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Liguori
Municipality
Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Liguori
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 73°34′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMontcalm
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorSerge Rivest
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
 • Total51.80 km2 (20.00 sq mi)
 • Land50.60 km2 (19.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,976
 • Density39.1/km2 (101/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
 4.7%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2X0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways[4] Route 341
Route 346

Demographics

Population:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 1976 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 1887
  • Population in 2001: 1793
  • Population in 1996: 1730
  • Population in 1991: 1506

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 787 (total dwellings: 858)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.6%
  • French as first language: 97.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.5%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École Saint-Joseph[6]

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

References
  1. Reference number 57076 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 63065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Liguori census profile
  4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "Saint-Joseph." 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.



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