Grand-Saint-Esprit
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Grand-Saint-Esprit (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ sɛ̃t‿ɛspʁi]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 471.
Grand-Saint-Esprit | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): Liberté et Bienveillance ("Freedom and Benevolence") | |
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
  Grand-Saint-Esprit Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′N 72°30′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | May 14, 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julien Boudreault |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.14 km2 (10.48 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 471 |
| • Density | 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 207 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-226 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 471 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 466 |  4.7% |
| 2001 | 489 | 2.0% |
| 1996 | 499 | 10.3% |
| 1991 | 556 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 465 | 100.00% |
| English only | 0 | 0.00% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |