La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Quebec
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 2011 Census was 331.
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[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 42.69 km2 (16.48 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 331 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.9% |
| • Dwellings | 156 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 226  Route 255 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 331 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 348 | 11.5% |
| 2001 | 393 | 1.8% |
| 1996 | 400 |  0.3% |
| 1991 | 399 | N/A |
Language
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
References
- Reference number 135541 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 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)
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Quebec
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Quebec
External links
Media related to La Visitation-de-Yamaska at Wikimedia Commons- (Google Maps)
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