Saint-Jacques, Quebec

Saint-Jacques (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak] (listen)) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Jacques
Municipality
Location within Montcalm RCM
Saint-Jacques
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMontcalm
ConstitutedMay 20, 1998
Government
[2]
 • MayorJosyanne Forest
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi)
 • Land67.17 km2 (25.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total4,302
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
 8.3%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2R0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways[4] Route 158
Route 341
Websitewww.st-jacques.org

Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 4302 (2016 to 2021 population change: 8.3%)
  • Population in 2016: 3971
  • Population in 2011: 4021
  • Population in 2006: 3706
  • Population in 2001: 3692
  • Population total in 1996: 3815
    • Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
    • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
  • Population in 1991:
    • Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
    • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1892 (total dwellings: 1939)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 0.3%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:

  • École de Grand-Pré[6]
  • École Saint-Louis-de-France[7]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

References
  1. Reference number 338834 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 63013 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Jacques census profile
  4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. "de Grand-Pré." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. "Saint-Louis-de-France." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  8. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  9. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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