Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec Explained

Sainte-Béatrix
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in central Quebec
Coordinates:46.2°N -110°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:May 11, 1864
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Serge Perrault
Area Total Km2:83.70
Area Land Km2:82.96
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2170
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:26.2
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 11%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1300
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

History

In 1736, Lord Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil receives a lordship that will bear his name. It won't be until 1864 that the municipality of Sainte-Béatrix be officially created by splitting away from the municipality of Sainte-Mélanie. Louise-Amélie Panet and her husband William Bent Berczy are considered to be the founders of Sainte-Béatrix.

Demographics

Population

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)

Language

Mother tongue:[2]

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

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

Notable people

Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
  2. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
  3. "Panet." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  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.
  6. Web site: Boucher, Céline . Collections . Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec . 14 December 2018.