Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°12′N 73°37′W / 46.200°N 73.617°W / 46.200; -73.617^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLanaudièreRCMMatawinieConstitutedMay 11, 1864Government

^[2]

• MayorSerge Perrault • Federal ridingJoliette • Prov. ridingBerthierArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total83.70 km² (32.32 sq mi) • Land82.96 km² (32.03 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total2,170 • Density26.2/km² (68/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

11% • Dwellings

1,300Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0K 1Y0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-337Websitewww.sainte-beatrix.com

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

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,421	—
1996	1,617	+13.8%
2001	1,608	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	1,788	+11.2%
2011	1,849	+3.4%
2016	1,955	+5.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
2021	2,170	+11.0%

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

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

English as first language: 2.3%
French as first language: 95.1%
English and French as first language: 0.9%
Other as first language: 1.4%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

École Panet^[6]

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

Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[7]
Joliette High School in Joliette^[8]

Notable people

Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.^[9]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279287". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
^ "Panet." 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.
^ "Boucher, Céline". Collections. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 14 December 2018.