Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Located between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
Municipality
Ste-Thérèse-
de-la-Gatineau
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°18′N 75°52′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1946
Government
  MayorRoch Carpentier
  Federal ridingPontiac
  Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
  Total79.40 km2 (30.66 sq mi)
  Land61.39 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total526
  Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11)
57.0%
  Dwellings
443
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 2X0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.ste-theresehg.ca

It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873–1897).[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 526 (57.0% increase from 2006)
  • Population in 2006: 335 (11.1% decrease from 2001)
  • Population in 2001: 377
  • Population in 1996: 411
  • Population in 1991: 380

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 236

Languages:

  • French as first language: 100%

References

  1. Reference number 56439 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 83055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2483055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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