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Bonsecours, Quebec
Bonsecours is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Bonsecours | |
|---|---|
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
Bonsecours Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 72°17′W / 45.42°N 72.28°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | March 20, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cécile Laliberté |
| • Federal riding | Shefford |
| • Prov. riding | Orford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.20 km2 (23.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 60.46 km2 (23.34 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 608 |
| • Density | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 5.4% |
| • Dwellings | 319 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-220 |
| Website | www |
Demographics edit
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 491 | — |
| 1996 | 503 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 537 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 547 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 577 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 608 | +5.4% |
Language edit
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 555 | 95.7% |
| English only | 20 | 3.4% |
| Non-official languages | 5 | 0.9% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 6983". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Bonsecours, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
External links edit
- Media related to Bonsecours, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons