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Grand-Saint-Esprit, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°11′N 72°30′W / 46.183°N 72.500°W / 46.183; -72.500
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Grand-Saint-Esprit
Motto(s): 
Liberté et Bienveillance
("Freedom and Benevolence")
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Grand-Saint-Esprit is located in Southern Quebec
Grand-Saint-Esprit
Grand-Saint-Esprit
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 72°30′W / 46.183°N 72.500°W / 46.183; -72.500[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedMay 14, 1938
Government
 • MayorJulien Boudreault
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total
27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi)
 • Land27.14 km2 (10.48 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
471
 • Density17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings
207
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-226
Websitewww.grandsaintesprit.qc.ca

Grand-Saint-Esprit 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 471.

Demographics

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Population

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Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 471 Increase 1.1%
2006 466 Decrease 4.7%
2001 489 Decrease 2.0%
1996 499 Decrease 10.3%
1991 556 N/A

Language

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Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 465 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 26630". 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: Grand-Saint-Esprit". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nicolet, Quebec
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nicolet, Quebec