Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Quebec
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac | |
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Parish municipality | |
Location within Mékinac RCM. | |
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac Location in central Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°49′N 72°46′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Mauricie |
RCM | Mékinac |
Constituted | November 2, 1905 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guy Dessureault |
• Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
• Prov. riding | Laviolette |
Area | |
• Total | 155.50 km2 (60.04 sq mi) |
• Land | 144.59 km2 (55.83 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 438 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 301 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0X 2E0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | |
Website | www.stroch demekinac.com |
Geography
Municipal territory covers both side of Saint-Maurice River, including a small portion of La Mauricie National Park. The village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at the top of a hill on Eastern side of Saint-Maurice River.
Toponymy
The Saint-Roch parish was named in honour of Roch of Montpellier. The term Mékinac is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.
Demographics
Year | Population | Variation (%) | Median age |
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2011 | 438 | 55,6 years | |
2006 | 324 | ||
2001 | 306 | ||
1996 | 298 | ||
1991 | 292 | – | |
1986 | – | – |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 227 (total dwellings: 301)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3%
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References
- Reference number 57594 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
- "(Code 2435045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Données extraites des différents recensements de Statistique Canada et Institut de la statistique du Québec Archived 2005-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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