La Présentation

La Présentation
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
La Présentation Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°40′N 73°03′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Claude Roger
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area [2][4]
• Total	94.80 km^2 (36.60 sq mi)
• Land	94.48 km^2 (36.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,466
• Density	26.1/km^2 (68/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	16.6%
• Dwellings	988
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1B0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-137
Website	www.municipalitelapresentation.qc.ca

La Présentation (French pronunciation: [la pʁezɑ̃tasjɔ̃]) is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada on the Salvail River in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,466.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – La Présentation community profile

	2021	2011
Population	2,638 (+3.9% from 2016)	2,466 (+16.6% from 2006)
Land area	94.39 km^2 (36.44 sq mi)	94.48 km^2 (36.48 sq mi)
Population density	27.9/km^2 (72/sq mi)	26.1/km^2 (68/sq mi)
Median age	39.2 (M: 39.2, F: 38.8)	36.3 (M: 36.5, F: 36.1)
Private dwellings	1,096 (total)  1,066 (occupied)	988 (total)
Median household income	$89,000	$68,499

References: 2021[5] 2011[4] earlier[6][7]

Historical Census Data - La Présentation, Quebec[8]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,773	—
1996	1,851	+4.4%
2001	1,879	+1.5%
2006	2,115	+12.6%
2011	2,466	+16.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Présentation, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,465		2,410	15.3%	97.77%		20	n/a%	0.81%		10	n/a%	0.41%		25	25.0%	1.01%
2006		2,110		2,090	13.9%	99.05%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		20	100.0%	0.95%
2001		1,875		1,835	0.3%	97.87%		0	100.0%	0.00%		30	n/a%	1.60%		10	0.0%	0.53%
1996		1,855		1,830	n/a	98.65%		15	n/a	0.81%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	0.54%

Communities

• La Présentation
• Salvail

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 402431". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: La Présentation
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Media related to La Présentation, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons