Saint-Gérard-Majella is a parish municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 246.
Saint-Gérard-Majella | |
|---|---|
 Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM. | |
  Saint-Gérard-Majella Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°50′W / 46.000°N 72.833°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Pierre-De Saurel |
| Constituted | February 18, 1907 |
| Named for | Gerard Majella[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charles Lachapelle |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Richelieu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 38.21 km2 (14.75 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 246 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 109 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-122  R-132 |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Gérard-Majella had a population of 240 living in 103 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of -0.8% from its 2016 population of 242. With a land area of 38.32 km2 (14.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56646". 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: Saint-Gérard-Majella
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec