Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec

Saint-Gérard-Majella
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Gérard-Majella is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Gérard-Majella
Saint-Gérard-Majella
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°50′W / 46.000°N 72.833°W / 46.000; -72.833[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMPierre-De Saurel
ConstitutedFebruary 18, 1907
Named afterGerard Majella[1]
Government
 • MayorMarie Léveillée
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingRichelieu
Area
 • Total
38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
 • Land38.32 km2 (14.80 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 • Total
240
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings
105
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes450 and 579
Highways R-122
R-132
Websitesaintgerardmajella.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Gérard-Majella (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒeʁaʁ maʒɛla]) is a parish municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 240.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Gérard-Majella had a population of 240 living in 103 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of −0.8% from its 2016 population of 242. With a land area of 38.32 km2 (14.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Reference number 56646". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Gérard-Majella
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, 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, 2016, 2021 census
  7. ↑ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec