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Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°02′N 72°29′W / 46.033°N 72.483°W / 46.033; -72.483
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Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults
Location within Drummond RCM.
Location within Drummond RCM.
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults
Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°02′N 72°29′W / 46.033°N 72.483°W / 46.033; -72.483[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMDrummond
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1878
Government
 • MayorJean-Guy Hébert
 • Federal ridingDrummond
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total
72.00 km2 (27.80 sq mi)
 • Land71.87 km2 (27.75 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
737
 • Density10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.3%
 • Dwellings
304
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.sainte
brigittedessaults.ca

Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 737.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults had a population of 737 living in 305 of its 321 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 723. With a land area of 70.79 km2 (27.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.4/km2 (27.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 737 Decrease 0.3%
2006 739 Increase 2.1%
2001 724 Decrease 1.6%
1996 736 Decrease 3.8%
1991 765 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 700 95.24%
English only 15 2.04%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 20 2.72%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56072". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Quebec
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Quebec