Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec

Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval
Parish municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°38′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Raymond Lemaire
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	71.70 km^2 (27.68 sq mi)
• Land	71.97 km^2 (27.79 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	737
• Density	10.2/km^2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	10.7%
• Dwellings	308
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1V0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-255
Website	www.saint-zephirin.ca

Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ zefiʁɛ̃ də kuʁval]) is a parish municipality located in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 737.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval had a population of 707 living in 291 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 700. With a land area of 71.94 km² (27.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km² (25.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	737	10.7%
2006	825	0.0%
2001	825	3.6%
1996	796	0.9%
1991	789	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[7]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	805	97.58%
English only	10	1.21%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	1.21%

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57791". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec