Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec

Sainte-Béatrix
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Sainte-Béatrix Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W / 46.200°N 73.617°WCoordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W / 46.200°N 73.617°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	May 11, 1864
Government[2]
• Mayor	Normand Montagne
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area[2][3]
• Total	83.70 km^2 (32.32 sq mi)
• Land	84.00 km^2 (32.43 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,849
• Density	22.0/km^2 (57/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.4%
• Dwellings	1,194
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 337
Website	www.sainte-beatrix.com

Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,421 —     1996 1,617 +13.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,608 −0.6% 2006 1,788 +11.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,849 +3.4%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 852 (total dwellings: 1194)

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 0.9%
• French as first language: 96.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 2.3%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 279287 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 62020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile