Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec

Saint-Gérard-Majella is a parish municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 246.

Not to be confused with the former Saint-Gérard-Majella in Lanaudière, which merged in 2000 with L'Assomption..

Saint-Gérard-Majella
Parish municipality
Location within Pierre-De Saurel RCM.
Saint-Gérard-Majella Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°00′N 72°50′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Pierre-De Saurel
Constituted	February 18, 1907
Named for	Gerard Majella[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Charles Lachapelle
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Richelieu
Area [2][4]
• Total	38.20 km^2 (14.75 sq mi)
• Land	38.21 km^2 (14.75 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	246
• Density	6.4/km^2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.4%
• Dwellings	109
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1X1
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 122 Route 132

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 246 2.4% 2006 252 1.9% 2001 257 0.4% 1996 258 5.1% 1991 272 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 250 100.00% English only 0 0.00% Both English & French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 56646 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Gérard-Majella
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec