Sainte-Béatrix

Sainte-Béatrix
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Sainte-Béatrix Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	May 11, 1864
Government [2]
• Mayor	Serge Perrault
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	83.70 km^2 (32.32 sq mi)
• Land	82.96 km^2 (32.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,170
• Density	26.2/km^2 (68/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	11%
• Dwellings	1,300
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-337
Website	www.sainte-beatrix.com

Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

History

In 1736, Lord Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil receives a lordship that will bear his name. It won't be until 1864 that the municipality of Sainte-Béatrix be officially created by splitting away from the municipality of Sainte-Mélanie. Louise-Amélie Panet and her husband William Bent Berczy are considered to be the founders of Sainte-Béatrix.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,421 —     1996 1,617 +13.8% 2001 1,608 −0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 1,788 +11.2% 2011 1,849 +3.4% 2016 1,955 +5.7%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 2,170 +11.0%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 2.3%
• French as first language: 95.1%
• English and French as first language: 0.9%
• Other as first language: 1.4%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Panet[6]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[8]

Notable people

Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.[9]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279287". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
6. "Panet." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
7. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
8. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
9. "Boucher, Céline". Collections. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 14 December 2018.