Saint-Norbert
Saint-Norbert | |
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 Location within D'Autray RCM | |
  Saint-Norbert Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°19′W / 46.167°N 73.317°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Norbert of Xanten[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Desjardins |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.63 km2 (28.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 74.60 km2 (28.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,060 |
| • Density | 14.2/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.7% |
| • Dwellings | 487 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-347 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Norbert is a parish municipality in D'Autray Regional County Municipality the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
History
[edit]The municipality is named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. The parish of Saint-Norbert was detached from that of Sainte-Genevieve-de-Berthier in 1848.[4] The church in the centre of the village was inaugurated in 1876.[5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Norbert had a population of 1,060 living in 459 of its 487 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 1,003. With a land area of 74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.2/km2 (36.8/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Population trend:[7]
- Population in 2021: 1,060 (2016 to 2021 population change: 5.7%)
- Population in 2016: 1,003
- Population in 2011: 1,059
- Population in 2006: 1,067
- Population in 2001: 1,046
- Population in 1996: 1,070
- Population in 1991: 971
- Population in 1986: 947
- Population in 1981: 957
- Population in 1976: 946
- Population in 1971: 998
- Population in 1966: 1,022
- Population in 1961: 1,023
- Population in 1956: 1,031
- Population in 1951: 970
- Population in 1941: 977
- Population in 1931: 988
- Population in 1921: 1,048
- Population in 1911: 1,210
- Population in 1901: 1,292
- Population in 1891: 1,478
- Population in 1881: 1,451
- Population in 1871: 1,943
- Population in 1861: 1,500
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 97.6%
- English and French as first language: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 0.9%
Education
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Sainte-Anne[8]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[9]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57325". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052452070&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Norbert Saint-Norbert census profile]
- ^ Pour que vivent bêtes et gens (in French). La Fédération de l'Union des Producteurs Agricoles de Lanaudière. 1984. p. 177. OCLC 16054612.
- ^ Saint-Norbert 1848-1998 (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Norbert. 1977. ISBN 9782980578007. OCLC 38753253.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Sainte-Anne." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Saint-Norbert, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Saint-Norbert - MRC d'Autray
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