Saint-Boniface is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Boniface | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Saint-Bo | |
| Motto(s): Omnia ad bonum, nihil ad malum ("Everything for Good, Nothing for Evil") | |
 Location within Maskinongé RCM. | |
  Saint-Boniface Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°49′W / 46.500°N 72.817°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Maskinongé |
| Constituted | January 1, 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Desaulniers |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Maurice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 107.42 km2 (41.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,156 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,205 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-55 |  R-153  R-350 |
| Website | www.municipalite saint-boniface.ca |
On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface.[4]
Demographics
editPopulation trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 5156 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.7%)
- Population in 2016: 4832
- Population in 2011: 4511
- Population in 2006: 4180
- Population in 2001: 3998
- Population in 1996: 3998
- Population in 1991: 3813
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2098 (total dwellings: 2205)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1%
- French as first language: 98.8%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0.2%
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 377986". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Boniface, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-12-12. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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Media related to Saint-Boniface at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (French only)
- Official Facebook page of the Municipal Library of Saint-Boniface (French only)