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Saint-Zénon, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°33′N 73°49′W / 46.550°N 73.817°W / 46.550; -73.817^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionLanaudièreRCMMatawinieConstitutedOctober 7, 1895Named forZeno of Verona^[1]Government

^[2]

• MayorKarl Lacouvée • Federal ridingJoliette • Prov. ridingBerthierArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total492.20 km² (190.04 sq mi) • Land460.41 km² (177.77 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total1,317 • Density2.9/km² (8/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

17.6% • Dwellings

1,347Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0K 3N0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-131Websitewww.st-zenon.org

Saint-Zénon is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Saint-Zénon had a population of 1,317 living in 721 of its 1,357 total dwellings, an 17.6% change from its 2016 population of 1,120. With a land area of 460.41 km² (177.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8605/km² (7.4086/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Zénon, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,067	—
1996	1,146	+7.4%
2001	1,180	+3.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	1,379	+16.9%
2011	1,250	−9.4%
2016	1,120	−10.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
2021	1,317	+17.6%

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

English as first language: 1.5%
French as first language: 94.3%
English and French as first language: 0.8%
Other as first language: 2.7%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:

École Bérard^[6]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools serving the community at the secondary level, including:

Joliette High School in Joliette^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 349159". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62080". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b ^c Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Zénon census profile
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Zénon community profile
^ "Bérard Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.