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Saint-Barthélemy, Quebec

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°11′N 73°08′W / 46.183°N 73.133°W / 46.183; -73.133^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLanaudièreRCMD'AutrayConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorRobert Sylvestre • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé • Prov. ridingBerthierArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total107.00 km² (41.31 sq mi) • Land105.36 km² (40.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total2,087 • Density19.8/km² (51/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2011

7.9% • Dwellings

1,072Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0K 1X0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

A-40

R-138Websitewww.saint-barthelemy.ca

Saint-Barthélemy is a parish municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.

History

Before it's creation, the territory were Saint-Barthélemy is currently located was known as Saint-Barthélemi-de-Dusablé. The current municipality was created in 1855 as Saint-Barthélemi. In 1981, the name was corrected to Saint-Barthélemy.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Barthélemy, Quebec^[4]
Year	Pop.	±%
1861	2,429	—
1871	2,509	+3.3%
1881	2,812	+12.1%
1891	2,527	−10.1%
1901	2,562	+1.4%
1911	2,591	+1.1%
1921	2,382	−8.1%
1931	2,026	−14.9%
1941	2,111	+4.2%
1951	2,105	−0.3%
1956	2,122	+0.8%
1961	2,087	−1.6%
1966	1,969	−5.7%
1971	1,981	+0.6%
1976	1,972	−0.5%
1981	1,921	−2.6%
1986	1,906	−0.8%
1991	1,945	+2.0%
1996	2,075	+6.7%
2001	2,000	−3.6%
2006	2,037	+1.8%
2011	1,883	−7.6%
2016	1,934	+2.7%
2021	2,087	+7.9%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Barthélemy had a population of 2,087 living in 951 of its 1,072 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 1,934. With a land area of 105.36 km² (40.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.8/km² (51.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 0.7%
French as first language: 96.6%
English and French as first language: 1.2%
Other as first language: 1.4%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

École Dusablé^[6]

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

Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[7]
Joliette High School in Joliette^[8]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98350". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Barthélemy census profile
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ "Dusablé." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.