Sainte-Béatrix
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Béatrix | |
|---|---|
| |
 Location within Matawinie RCM | |
  Sainte-Béatrix Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | May 11, 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serge Perrault |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.70 km2 (32.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 82.96 km2 (32.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,170 |
| • Density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  11% |
| • Dwellings | 1,300 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-337 |
| Website | www |
History
In 1736, Lord Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil receives a lordship that will bear his name. It won't be until 1864 that the municipality of Sainte-Béatrix be officially created by splitting away from the municipality of Sainte-Mélanie. Louise-Amélie Panet and her husband William Bent Berczy are considered to be the founders of Sainte-Béatrix.
Demographics
Population
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)
Language
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 2.3%
- French as first language: 95.1%
- English and French as first language: 0.9%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Panet[6]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[7]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[8]
Notable people
Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.[9]