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Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Parish municipality
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMékinac
ConstitutedNovember 2, 1905
Government
[1]
 • MayorGuy Dessureault
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingLaviolette
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
155.50 km2 (60.04 sq mi)
 • Land144.59 km2 (55.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
438
 • Density3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 35.2%
 • Dwellings
301
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2E0
Area code819
Highways R-155
R-159
Websitewww.stroch
demekinac.com

Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec in Canada.

Geography

Municipal territory covers both side of Saint-Maurice River. The village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at the top of a hill on Eastern side of Saint-Maurice River.

Toponymy

The Saint-Roch parish was named in honour of Roch of Montpellier. The term Mékinac is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.

Demographics

Population trend[4]
Year Population Variation (%) Median age
2011 438 Increase+35,2 % 55,6 years
2006 324 Increase+5,9 %
2001 306 Increase+2,7 %
1996 298 Increase+2,0 %
1991 292 –
1986 – –

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 227 (total dwellings: 301)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 97%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
  2. ^ a b "Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac (Code 2435045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57594". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ Données extraites des différents recensements de Statistique Canada et Institut de la statistique du Québec



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