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Saint-Pacôme

Coordinates: 47°24′N 69°57′W / 47.400°N 69.950°W / 47.400; -69.950
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Saint-Pacôme
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-Pacôme is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-Pacôme
Saint-Pacôme
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°24′N 69°57′W / 47.400°N 69.950°W / 47.400; -69.950[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedJanuary 5, 1980
Government
 • MayorLouise Chamberland
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
 • Total29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
 • Land29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,806
 • Density62.1/km2 (161/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 13.0%
 • Dwellings
748
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 3X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

R-230
Websitewww.st-pacome.ca

Saint-Pacôme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pakom]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Saint-Pacome Catholic Church is located in the town.[4]

Demographics

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Population

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Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 1,806 Increase 13.0%
2016 1,598 Decrease 3.6%
2011 1,658 Decrease 1.6%
2006 1,685 Decrease 1.2%
2001 1,706 Decrease 5.2%
1996 1,799 Decrease 4.3%
1991 1,880 Decrease 6.7%
1986 2,015 Increase 1.0%
1981 1,996 N/A

Government

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Governing body

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  • Mayor: Louise Chamberland
  • Councillors: Cédric Valois-Mercier, Jennifer Ouellet, Virginie St-Pierre-Gagné, Annick D'Amours, Benoît Harton, Chantal Boily

Political representation

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Saint-Pâcome federal election results[6]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 15% 107 47% 337 32% 234 4% 32 0% 0
2019 16% 137 39% 328 34% 290 9% 73 2% 13
2015 26% 155 26% 157 17% 101 28% 171 3% 16
2011 2% 19 29% 223 28% 219 39% 300 2% 17
2008 8% 58 22% 162 64% 476 4% 29 1% 11
2006 6% 41 18% 137 67% 497 5% 34 4% 32
2004 19% 141 4% 32 73% 541 2% 12 2% 13
Saint-Pacôme provincial election results[7]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2022 40% 238 7% 41 13% 81 19% 116
2018 52% 461 18% 164 13% 119 15% 130
2014 27% 251 31% 294 10% 97 29% 269
2012 27% 229 22% 184 4% 32 44% 367

Saint-Pacôme forms part of the federal electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and has been represented by Bernard Généreux of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Saint-Pacôme is part of the Côte-du-Sud electoral district and is represented by Mathieu Rivest of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2022.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98679". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052414070&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-pacome [bare URL]
  4. ^ Eglise de Saint-Pacome Church
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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