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
Parish municipality
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°49′N 72°46′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMékinac
ConstitutedNovember 2, 1905
Government
 • MayorGuy Dessureault
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingLaviolette
Area
 • Total155.50 km2 (60.04 sq mi)
 • Land144.59 km2 (55.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total438
 • Density3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 35.2%
 • Dwellings
301
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2E0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 155
Route 159
Websitewww.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
Population trend[4]
YearPopulationVariation (%)Median age
2011 438+35,2 %55,6 years
2006 324+5,9 %
2001 306+2,7 %
1996 298+2,0 %
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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See also

References
  1. Reference number 57594 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
  3. "(Code 2435045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Données extraites des différents recensements de Statistique Canada et Institut de la statistique du Québec Archived 2005-09-15 at the Wayback Machine

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