Sainte-Monique, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec

Sainte-Monique is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 548.

Not to be confused with Sainte-Monique, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec.
Sainte-Monique
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM
Sainte-Monique
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°32′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedJanuary 3, 1996
Government
 • MayorMarc Descôteaux
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi)
 • Land58.00 km2 (22.39 sq mi)
Population
 • Total548
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 2.2%
 • Dwellings
243
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G 1N0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 226
Route 259
Websitewww.sainte-monique.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 548 2.2%
2006 536 9.3%
2001 591 6.2%
Merger 630 (+) 30.5%
1996 438 8.4%
1991 478 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Sainte-Monique on January 3, 1996.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 530 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 313123 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Monique
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Monique, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Monique, Quebec
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