Saint-Paul
Municipality
Saint-Paul's church
Saint-Paul's church
Location within Joliette RCM
Location within Joliette RCM
Saint-Paul is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°59′N 73°27′W / 45.983°N 73.450°W / 45.983; -73.450[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Bellemare
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total49.90 km2 (19.27 sq mi)
 • Land49.11 km2 (18.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total6,566
 • Density133.7/km2 (346/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11.5%
 • Dwellings
2,755
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 3E0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-158
R-343
Websitewww.municipalite
stpaul.qc.ca

Saint-Paul is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality.

History

Saint-Paul was born in the northeast of the former Lordship of Lavaltrie. The first settlers, mainly from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (L’Assomption) and Saint-Sulpice, cleared the territory gradually. First along the L’Assomption River around 1748, then on the coast of the Ouareau River around 1750 and on the Saint-Pierre stream around 1765. The population grew rapidly. Then, the territory was known as Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie

In 1855, the Parliament of United Canada passed the Lower Canada Municipalities and Roads Act to ensure the legal existence of many localities. That year, on July 1, a municipality was officially born under the name Conversion-de-Saint-Paul. In April 1922, the more urban sector of Conversion-de-Saint-Paul split away to form the new village municipality of Saint-Paul. That village changed its name seven years later to become the current village of Saint-Pierre. Meanwhile the rural Conversion-de-Saint-Paul would eventually change its name to only Saint-Paul, in 1954, to become the current municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 6566 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.5%)
  • Population in 2016: 5891
  • Population in 2011: 5122
  • Population in 2006: 3987
  • Population in 2001: 3616 (or 3606 with 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 3644
  • Population in 1991: 3648

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2701 (total dwellings: 2755)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • French as first language: 95.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.8%
  • Other as first language: 1.9%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École La Passerelle
    • pavillon Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur[5]
    • pavillon Vert-Demain[6]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

The sole private school is operated by a cult, Mission de l'Esprit-Saint. It opened in 2016, following the foreclosure of the former illegal school, a decade ago :[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57403". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 61005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Paul census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ↑ "La Passerelle (pavillon Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "La Passerelle (pavillon Vert-Demain)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ " Québec autorise une école pour la Mission de l'Esprit-Saint" Retrieved on May 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ Official website ."Retrieved on May 9, 2019.
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