Sainte-Marie, Quebec

Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as of 2021. It is located 59 kilometres (37 mi) south-east of Quebec City, on the Chaudière River.

Sainte-Marie
City
Taschereau Mansion and Sainte-Anne Chapel
Taschereau Mansion and Sainte-Anne Chapel
Official seal of Sainte-Marie
Seal
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM
Sainte-Marie is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°27′N 71°02′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedApril 15, 1978
Government
[2]
 • MayorGuetan Vachon
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total108.90 km2 (42.05 sq mi)
 • Land107.55 km2 (41.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total13,134
 • Density122.1/km2 (316/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 3.2%
 • Dwellings
5,630
Demonym(s)Mariverains, Mariveraines
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G6E
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-73
R-173
R-216
Websitewww.sainte-marie.ca

History

The seigneurie of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was granted to Thomas-Jacques Taschereau in 1736. He chose the name in honour of his wife, Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière. The religious parish was founded in 1737 and the municipality in 1845.

The territory of Sainte-Marie was divided on several occasions, as population increased, in order to found neighbouring communities: Saint-Bernard, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Maxime-de-Scott (now Scott), Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Sylvestre, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Séverin, Saints-Anges, and Vallée-Jonction.

In 1913, the territory was split again, following the detachment of the village (urban part of the territory) from the parish municipality (rural part). In 1958, the village was constituted as a city and in 1959, Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was renamed as Sainte-Marie. In 1978, the city and the parish municipality governments amalgamated.

Demographics
Historical census population counts
YearPop.±%
1921 1,311—    
1931 1,598+21.9%
1941 1,736+8.6%
1951 2,431+40.0%
1956 3,094+27.3%
1961 3,662+18.4%
1966 4,192+14.5%
1971 4,307+2.7%
1976 4,462+3.6%
1981* 8,936+100.3%
1986 9,536+6.7%
1991 10,542+10.5%
1996 10,966+4.0%
2001 11,320+3.2%
2006 11,584+2.3%
2011 12,889+11.3%
2016 13,565+5.2%
2021 13,134−3.2%
(*) The Town of Sainte-Marie annexed the Parish of Sainte-Marie.

Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marie had a population of 13,134 living in 5,500 of its 5,630 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 13,565. With a land area of 107.55 km2 (41.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 122.1/km2 (316.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Notable people

Partner cities

References
  1. "Reference number 56297 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 26030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  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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