Grand-Saint-Esprit, Quebec

Grand-Saint-Esprit
Municipality
Motto(s):  Liberté et Bienveillance ("Freedom and Benevolence")
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Grand-Saint-Esprit Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 72°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	May 14, 1938
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Julien Boudreault
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	27.20 km^2 (10.50 sq mi)
• Land	27.14 km^2 (10.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	471
• Density	17.4/km^2 (45/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.1%
• Dwellings	207
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1B0
Area code	819
Highways	R-226
Website	www.grandsaintesprit.qc.ca

Grand-Saint-Esprit (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ sɛ̃t‿ɛspʁi]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 471.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	471	1.1%
2006	466	4.7%
2001	489	2.0%
1996	499	10.3%
1991	556	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	465	100.00%
English only	0	0.00%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	0	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 26630". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Grand-Saint-Esprit". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nicolet, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nicolet, Quebec