Saint-Prime, Quebec Explained

Saint-Prime
Flag Size:120x100px
Motto:Je cultive, Dieu fait croître ("I cultivate, God makes it grow")
Pushpin Map:Canada Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1862
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:June 29, 1968
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Bernard Généreux
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:160.70
Area Land Km2:147.16
Population Total:2758
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:18.7
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2006–11)
Population Blank1: 3.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1216
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4

Saint-Prime is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The municipality had a population of 2,758 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 147.16 km2.

Demographics

Population trend:[3]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,094 (total dwellings: 1,216)

Mother tongue:[4]

Climate

Saint-Prime has a humid continental climate[5] that is some way above the subarctic classification due to its warm summers. Winters, however, are very cold and the seasonal differences are severe, although not extreme by Canadian or Quebec standards. Precipitation levels are high, bringing much snowfall in winter, but are by no means extreme compared to adjacent areas.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Prime
  2. Web site: Saint-Prime census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2010-12-02.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  4. Web site: Saint-Prime community profile . Statistics Canada . . 2010-12-02.
  5. Web site: St. Prime, Quebec Climate Summary. Weatherbase. 15 June 2015.