Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau

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Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
Municipality
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1946
Government
[1]
 • MayorRoch Carpentier
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
[1][2]
 • Total79.40 km2 (30.66 sq mi)
 • Land61.39 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total526
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Increase 57.0%
 • Dwellings
443
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 2X0
Area code819
Websitewww.ste-theresehg.ca

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Located between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873–1897).[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 526 (57.0% increase from 2006)
  • Population in 2006: 335 (11.1% decrease from 2001)
  • Population in 2001: 377
  • Population in 1996: 411
  • Population in 1991: 380

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 236

Languages:

  • French as first language: 100%

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ a b "Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau (Code 2483055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56439". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ "Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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