Sainte-Praxède (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t pʁaksɛd]) is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 351 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named after Catholic saint Praxedes.
Sainte-Praxède | |
|---|---|
 Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
  Sainte-Praxède Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | January 1, 1944 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Talbot |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 155.00 km2 (59.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 136.18 km2 (52.58 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 351 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.3% |
| • Dwellings | 290 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-263 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Praxède had a population of 351 living in 157 of its 290 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 136.18 km2 (52.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57541". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire