Grand-Saint-Esprit, Quebec

Grand-Saint-Esprit
Municipality
Motto: Liberté et Bienveillance
("Freedom and Benevolence")

Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Grand-Saint-Esprit

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°11′N 72°30′W / 46.183°N 72.500°W / 46.183; -72.500Coordinates: 46°11′N 72°30′W / 46.183°N 72.500°W / 46.183; -72.500[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted May 14, 1938
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Julien Boudreault
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][4]
 • Total 27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi)
 • Land 27.14 km2 (10.48 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 471
 • Density 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings 207
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0G 1B0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 226
Website www.grandsaintesprit.qc.ca

Grand-Saint-Esprit is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 471.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 471 Increase 1.1%
2006 466 Decrease 4.7%
2001 489 Decrease 2.0%
1996 499 Decrease 10.3%
1991 556 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 465 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 26630 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Grand-Saint-Esprit
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nicolet, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nicolet, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Nicolet Bécancour
Sainte-Monique Saint-Célestin (municipality)
   Grand-Saint-Esprit  
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston


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