Saint-Paul, Quebec

Saint-Paul is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality.

This article is about Saint-Paul, Lanaudiere. For other places, see Saint Paul (disambiguation).

Saint-Paul
Municipality
Saint-Paul's church
Saint-Paul's church
Location within Joliette RCM
Location within Joliette RCM
Saint-Paul is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°59′N 73°27′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Bellemare
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total49.90 km2 (19.27 sq mi)
 • Land49.11 km2 (18.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total6,566
 • Density133.7/km2 (346/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11.5%
 • Dwellings
2,755
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 3E0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-158
R-343
Websitewww.municipalite
stpaul.qc.ca

History

Saint-Paul was born in the northeast of the former Lordship of Lavaltrie. The first settlers, mainly from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (L’Assomption) and Saint-Sulpice, cleared the territory gradually. First along the L’Assomption River around 1748, then on the coast of the Ouareau River around 1750 and on the Saint-Pierre stream around 1765. The population grew rapidly. Then, the territory was known as Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie

In 1855, the Parliament of United Canada passed the Lower Canada Municipalities and Roads Act to ensure the legal existence of many localities. That year, on July 1, a municipality was officially born under the name Conversion-de-Saint-Paul. In April 1922, the more urban sector of Conversion-de-Saint-Paul split away to form the new village municipality of Saint-Paul. That village changed its name seven years later to become the current village of Saint-Pierre. Meanwhile the rural Conversion-de-Saint-Paul would eventually change its name to only Saint-Paul, in 1954, to become the current municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 6566 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.5%)
  • Population in 2016: 5891
  • Population in 2011: 5122
  • Population in 2006: 3987
  • Population in 2001: 3616 (or 3606 with 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 3644
  • Population in 1991: 3648

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2701 (total dwellings: 2755)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 95.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.8%
  • Other as first language: 1.9%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École La Passerelle
    • pavillon Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur[5]
    • pavillon Vert-Demain[6]

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

The sole private school is operated by a cult, Mission de l'Esprit-Saint. It opened in 2016, following the foreclosure of the former illegal school, a decade ago :[9]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 57403 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 61005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Paul census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "La Passerelle (pavillon Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  6. "La Passerelle (pavillon Vert-Demain)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  8. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
  9. " Québec autorise une école pour la Mission de l'Esprit-Saint" Retrieved on May 9, 2019.
  10. Official website ."Retrieved on May 9, 2019.
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