Béthanie, Quebec

Béthanie
Municipality
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Béthanie is located in Southern Quebec
Béthanie
Béthanie
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W / 45.500°N 72.433°W / 45.500; -72.433[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedMarch 2, 1920
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorChantal Beauregard Favreau
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • Total
47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
 • Land46.53 km2 (17.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total
314
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.1%
 • Dwellings
149
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1E1
Area codes450 and 579
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitemunicipalitedebethanie.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Béthanie (French pronunciation: [betani]) is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 314. The number signified a slight but continued decline of population across five national censuses since 1991.[5]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 314 Decrease 5.1%
2006 331 Decrease 2.1%
2001 338 Decrease 4.5%
1996 354 Decrease 6.3%
1991 378 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 280 90.32%
English only 20 6.45%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 3.23%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 5479". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Béthanie". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Béthanie, Quebec
  5. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Béthanie, Quebec


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