La Visitation-de-Yamaska (French pronunciation: [la vizitasjɔ̃ də jamaska]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 295.
La Visitation-de-Yamaska | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | |
  La Visitation-de-Yamaska Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′N 72°36′W / 46.13°N 72.6°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | February 2, 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Laplante |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.50 km2 (16.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 42.65 km2 (16.47 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 295 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  9.8% |
| • Dwellings | 149 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-226  R-255 |
| Website | www |
Demographics edit
Population edit
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 295 | 9.8%
|
| 2016 | 327 | 1.2%
|
| 2011 | 331 | 4.9%
|
| 2006 | 348 | 11.5%
|
| 2001 | 393 | 1.8%
|
| 1996 | 400 |  0.3%
|
| 1991 | 399 | N/A |
Language edit
Mother tongue language (2006)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 375 | 100.00% |
| English only | 0 | 0.00% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 135541". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: La Visitation-de-Yamaska
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2007-03-13). "Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
External links edit
Media related to La Visitation-de-Yamaska at Wikimedia Commons- (Google Maps)
