Sainte-Perpétue
Parish municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Sainte-Perpétue is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Perpétue
Sainte-Perpétue
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W / 46.083; -72.467[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1878
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorGuy Dupuis
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
[2][4]
 • Total71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi)
 • Land71.51 km2 (27.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total916
 • Density12.8/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.5%
 • Dwellings
407
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1R0
Area code819
Highways R-259

Sainte-Perpétue is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 916.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Perpétue had a population of 916 living in 384 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 959. With a land area of 71.51 km2 (27.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Attractions

A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56362". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec)
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec



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