Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec
Appearance
Sainte-Perpétue | |
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Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
Constituted | March 9, 1878 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Line Théroux |
• Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
• Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
Area | |
• Total | 71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi) |
• Land | 71.46 km2 (27.59 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 983 |
• Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.5% |
• Dwellings | 376 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-259 |
Sainte-Perpétue is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 983.
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[5]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[6]
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Attractions
A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56362". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec)
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
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