Bonsecours, Quebec

Bonsecours
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Bonsecours Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°25′N 72°17′W / 45.417°N 72.283°WCoordinates: 45°25′N 72°17′W / 45.417°N 72.283°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	March 20, 1905
Government[2]
• Mayor	Cécile Laliberté
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area[2][3]
• Total	61.20 km^2 (23.63 sq mi)
• Land	60.47 km^2 (23.35 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	577
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.5%
• Dwellings	303
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0E 1H0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 220
Website	www.bonsecours.ca

Bonsecours is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Bonsecours, Quebec[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 491 —     1996 503 +2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 537 +6.8% 2006 547 +1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 577 +5.5%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	555	95.7%
English only	20	3.4%
Non-official languages	5	0.9%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 6983 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 42040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2442040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census