Saint-Bernard, Quebec

Saint-Bernard
Municipality
Saint-Georges street, in the village.
Saint-Georges street, in the village.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Saint-Bernard is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Bernard
Saint-Bernard
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 71°08′W / 46.500°N 71.133°W / 46.500; -71.133[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedMay 9, 1987
Government
[2]
 • MayorLiboire Lefebvre
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
90.60 km2 (34.98 sq mi)
 • Land90.10 km2 (34.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,535
 • Density28.1/km2 (73/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.2%
 • Dwellings
1,048
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-171
Websitesaint-bernard.quebec

Saint-Bernard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,535 as of 2021. Constituted in 1845, it is named after Archbishop Bernard-Claude Panet.

The municipality is located on scenic Route 171 in Beauce.

On August 26, 1972, five days after escaping from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul jail in Laval, Quebec, notorious French criminal Jacques Mesrine and his Quebec accomplice Jean-Paul Mercier robbed the Caisse populaire of Saint-Bernard. Ten minutes later, they robbed the caisse of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, for a total of $26,000 that day.[4]

All of the victims of the 1997 Les Éboulements bus accident save one, the bus driver, were senior citizens from Saint-Bernard.[5]

Demographics

Population Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 2,535 Increase 9.2%
2016 2,321 Increase 14.8%
2011 2,021 Increase 5.3%
2006 1,920 Decrease 5.3%
2001 2,028 Increase 0.2%
1996 2,023 Increase 0.4%
1991 2,014 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2021)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,425 97.4%
English only 5 0.2%
Both English and French 5 0.2%
Other languages 50 2.0%

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 207216". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Bernard, Municipalité, Quebec". 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Jacques Mesrine". Les grands criminels. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  5. ^ "milestonesoct13". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  7. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Bernard, Quebec