Béthanie, Quebec

Béthanie is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 314.

Béthanie
Municipality
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Béthanie is located in Southern Quebec
Béthanie
Béthanie
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedMarch 2, 1920
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorChantal Beauregard Favreau
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • Total47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
 • Land46.53 km2 (17.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total314
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.1%
 • Dwellings
149
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1E1
Area codes450 and 579
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitemunicipalitedebethanie.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 314 Decrease 5.1%
2006 331 Decrease 2.1%
2001 338 Decrease 4.5%
1996 354 Decrease 6.3%
1991 378 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 280 90.32%
English only 20 6.45%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 3.23%

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 5479 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Béthanie". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Béthanie, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Béthanie, Quebec


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