Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Parish municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°21′N 70°00′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrançois Lagacé
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi)
 • Land55.22 km2 (21.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,717
 • Density31.1/km2 (81/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 6.8%
 • Dwellings
700
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2A0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-132
R-230
Websitewww.ste-anne-de-la-pocatiere.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière had a population of 1,597 living in 681 of its 717 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 1,636. With a land area of 54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.2/km2 (75.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Government
  • Mayor: Miles McCall
  • Councillors: Dominique Bélanger, Luc Martin Deroy, Martine Hudon, Carole Lévesque, Alphée Pelletier, Philippe Roy

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 56030 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 14090 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Code 2414090) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.


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