Saint-Pierre, Quebec Explained

Saint-Pierre
Flag Size:	120x100px
Pushpin Map:	Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates:	46.0167°N -101°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Established Title:	Settled
Established Title1:	Constituted
Established Date1:	April 24, 1922
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Roland Charest
Area Total Km2:	10.10
Area Land Km2:	9.68
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	286
Population As Of:	2021
Population Density Km2:	29.5
Population Blank1 Title:	Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1:	3.6%
Population Blank2 Title:	Dwellings
Population Blank2:	132
Utc Offset:	−5
Utc Offset Dst:	−4
Blank Name:	Highways

Saint-Pierre (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ pjɛʁ/) is a village municipality in Joliette Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pierre had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 9.68km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[2]

Population:^[3]

• Population in 2021: 286 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3.6%)
• Population in 2016: 276 (2011 to 2016 population change: -9.5%)
• Population in 2011: 305 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.3%)
• Population in 2006: 304
• Population in 2001: 293
• Population in 1996: 357
• Population in 1991: 358
• Population in 1986: 386
• Population in 1981: 366
• Population in 1976: 341
• Population in 1971: 357
• Population in 1966: 354
• Population in 1961: 364
• Population in 1956: 350
• Population in 1951: 301
• Population in 1941: 311
• Population in 1931: 272

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.8%
• French as first language: 94.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 3.5%

Education

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

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[4]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[5]

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec

References

Notes and References

1. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Pierre census profile
2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 28, 2022.
3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
4. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
5. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.