Saint-Liboire, Quebec
| Municipality of Saint-Liboire | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Saint-Liboire-de-Bagot | |
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| Coordinates (21, Place Mauriac [1]): 45°38′57″N 72°45′35″W / 45.64917°N 72.75972°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Settled | 1710 |
| Incorporated | 1857 (village) |
| August 17, 1994 (town) | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| Provincial | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Gauvreau |
| • Federal MP(s) | Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (BQ) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Émilien Pelletier (PQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 72.74 km2 (28.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,895 |
| • Density | 39.8/km2 (103/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) |  2.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,089 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0H |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
Access Routes[5]  A-20 / TCH |
 Route 116 Route 211 |
| Geocode | 54072 |
| People | Liboirois, Liboiroise |
| Website | www.municipalite.st-liboire.qc.ca |
Saint-Liboire (or Saint-Liboire-de-Bagot) is a municipality in the municipalité régionale de comté des Maskoutains in Québec (Canada), located in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,895.
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[edit] History
Before the foundation of Saint-Liboire, the actual town territory was included in the Seigneurie de Ramezay given to Claude de Ramezay near 1710.
The village was founded in 1857 with the purpose to offer more arable lands to the Catholic colonists coming from the Saint-Hyacinthe region.
It became the chief town of Bagot County.
[edit] Reading Suggestion
Historians will be fascinated by the book Centenaire de Saint-Liboire, 20-24 juin 1957 : album-souvenir, 1857-1957 written by Dollard Boucher and Armand Laliberté. This book is available at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Population
Population trend[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2006 | 2,895 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,829 | 9.1% |
| 1996 | 2,594 | 13.4% |
| 1991 | 2,287 | N/A |
[edit] Language
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 2,870 | 98.46% |
| English only | 15 | 0.51% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 30 | 1.03% |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Saint-Liboire
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: SAINT-HYACINTHE
- ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Liboire, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
[edit] External links
- KMZ File working with Google Earth.
- Informations on Saint-Liboire
- Details on the town
- Photos of the Saint-Patrice Street (July 2003), Patrice Marcotte
- Page on Quebec Municipal
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