Valcourt (township)

Valcourt
Township municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Valcourt Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W / 45.500°N 72.350°WCoordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W / 45.500°N 72.350°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	Patrice Desmarais
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area[2][3]
• Total	80.60 km^2 (31.12 sq mi)
• Land	80.57 km^2 (31.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,047
• Density	13.0/km^2 (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.1%
• Dwellings	483
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0E 2L0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 222 Route 243
Website	www.cantonvalcourt.qc.ca

Valcourt is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Valcourt (township), Quebec[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,118 —     1996 1,030 −7.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 978 −5.0% 2006 1,025 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,047 +2.1%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,010	97.1%
English only	20	1.9%
English and French	5	0.5%
Non-official languages	5	0.5%

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 64772 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 42060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2442060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census