Saint-Pacôme

Saint-Pacôme
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-Pacôme is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-Pacôme
Saint-Pacôme
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°24′N 69°57′W / 47.400°N 69.950°W / 47.400; -69.950[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedJanuary 5, 1980
Government
[2]
 • MayorLouise Chamberland
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
 • Land29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,806
 • Density62.1/km2 (161/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 13.0%
 • Dwellings
748
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 3X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-230
Websitewww.st-pacome.ca

Saint-Pacôme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pakom]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Saint-Pacome Catholic Church is located in the town.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pacôme had a population of 1,806 living in 702 of its 748 total private dwellings, an increase of 13% from its 2016 population of 1,598. With a land area of 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.1/km2 (161.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 1,806 Increase 13.0%
2016 1,598 Decrease 3.6%
2011 1,658 Decrease 1.6%
2006 1,685 Decrease 1.2%
2001 1,706 Decrease 5.2%
1996 1,799 Decrease 4.3%
1991 1,880 Decrease 6.7%
1986 2,015 Increase 1.0%
1981 1,996 N/A

Government

Governing body

  • Mayor: Louise Chamberland
  • Councillors: Cédric Valois-Mercier, Jennifer Ouellet, Virginie St-Pierre-Gagné, Annick D'Amours, Benoît Harton, Chantal Boily

Political representation

Saint-Pâcome federal election results[7]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 15% 107 47% 337 32% 234 4% 32 0% 0
2019 16% 137 39% 328 34% 290 9% 73 2% 13
2015 26% 155 26% 157 17% 101 28% 171 3% 16
2011 2% 19 29% 223 28% 219 39% 300 2% 17
2008 8% 58 22% 162 64% 476 4% 29 1% 11
2006 6% 41 18% 137 67% 497 5% 34 4% 32
2004 19% 141 4% 32 73% 541 2% 12 2% 13
Saint-Pacôme provincial election results[8]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2022 40% 238 7% 41 13% 81 19% 116
2018 52% 461 18% 164 13% 119 15% 130
2014 27% 251 31% 294 10% 97 29% 269
2012 27% 229 22% 184 4% 32 44% 367

Saint-Pacôme forms part of the federal electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and has been represented by Bernard Généreux of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Saint-Pacôme is part of the Côte-du-Sud electoral district and is represented by Mathieu Rivest of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98679". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Pacôme, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ Eglise de Saint-Pacome Church
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Québec. 3 December 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.


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