Saint-Venant-de-Paquette, Quebec
Saint-Venant-de-Paquette is a municipality in Quebec; the village was founded in 1862. The village is situated north of East-Hereford, south of St. Malo, and east of Coaticook.
Saint-Venant-de-Paquette | |
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Municipality | |
The church. | |
Location within Coaticook RCM. | |
St-Venant-de-Paquette Location within Coaticook RCM. | |
Coordinates: 45°08′N 71°28′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Coaticook |
Constituted | June 11, 1917 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henri Pariseau |
• Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
• Prov. riding | Saint-François |
Area | |
• Total | 58.60 km2 (22.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 59.58 km2 (23.00 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 104 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 77 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0B 1S0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | |
Website | www.regioncoaticook. qc.ca/stvenant |
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 104 | |
2006 | 111 | |
2001 | 116 | |
1996 | 111 | |
1991 | 109 | N/A |
There are about 100 residents; however, the exact number is not available. The municipality is unable to provide an exact figure because many of the homes are used as cottages or as second homes.
Les Amis du Patrimoine
Since 1993, a committee called Les Amis du Patrimoine was organized in order to promote and organize cultural and artistic activities in the village. Some of these activities have funded, in part, the maintenance and renovation of the church. Further, Les Amis du Patrimoine have added, to their list of responsibilities, the opening of a small boutique called the "Tree House", and, have created a nature-path called the "Poetic Trail". Les Amis du Patrimoine in Saint-Venant-de-Paquette is a non-profit organization that depends mainly on the voluntary involvement of its citizens and from elsewhere.
References
- Reference number 279149 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 44005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2444005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census