Saint-Liguori

Saint-Liguori
Municipality
Ouareau River
Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Liguori Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 73°34′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Serge Rivest
• Federal riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	51.80 km^2 (20.00 sq mi)
• Land	50.88 km^2 (19.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,066
• Density	40.6/km^2 (105/sq mi)
• Pop 2016–2021	6.3%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2X0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[4]	R-341 R-346

Saint-Liguori (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ liɡɔʁi]) is a municipality in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population:^[5]

• Population in 2021: 2,066 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.3%)
• Population in 2016: 1,943
• Population in 2011: 1,976
• Population in 2006: 1,887
• Population in 2001: 1,793
• Population in 1996: 1,730
• Population in 1991: 1,506
• Population in 1986: 1,386
• Population in 1981: 1,255
• Population in 1976: 1,082
• Population in 1971: 1,049
• Population in 1966: 1,035
• Population in 1961: 1,084
• Population in 1956: 1,117
• Population in 1951: 1,075
• Population in 1941: 1,092
• Population in 1931: 1,026
• Population in 1921: 1,112
• Population in 1911: 1,190
• Population in 1901: 1,242
• Population in 1891: 1,170
• Population in 1881: 1,295
• Population in 1871: 1,485
• Population in 1861: 1,523

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 856 (total dwellings: 901)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1%
• French as first language: 97.3%
• English and French as first language: 0.5%
• Other as first language: 0.7%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Saint-Joseph^[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]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57076". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 63065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Liguori census profile
4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. "Saint-Joseph." 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.

External links

• MRC de Montcalm - Saint-Liguori