Saint-Elphège, Quebec

Saint-Elphège (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿ɛlfɛʒ]) is a parish municipality located on the east bank of the Saint-François River in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 292.

Saint-Elphège
Parish municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM
Saint-Elphège
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°03′N 72°42′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedMarch 12, 1886
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorClaude Précourt
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
[2][4]
 • Total42.20 km2 (16.29 sq mi)
 • Land40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total292
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.7%
 • Dwellings
108
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0G 1J0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 226
Websitewww.st-elphege.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 292 7.7%
2006 271 7.8%
2001 294 8.4%
1996 321 0.3%
1991 320 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 225 93.75%
English only 15 6.25%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 56245 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Elphège
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Elphège, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Elphège, Quebec
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