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Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec

Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467
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Not to be confused with a different Sainte-Perpétue in Chaudière-Appalaches.

Sainte-Perpétue
Parish municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Sainte-Perpétue is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Perpétue
Sainte-Perpétue
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1878
Government
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 • MayorGuy Dupuis
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
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 • Total71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi)
 • Land71.51 km2 (27.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total916
 • Density12.8/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.5%
 • Dwellings
407
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1R0
Area code819
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 2021 Census was 916.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Perpétue had a population of 916 living in 384 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 959. With a land area of 71.51 km2 (27.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Attractions

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56362". 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: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec)
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
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