Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec
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
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)
Language
Mother tongue:
- 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
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Panet
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
- Joliette High School in Joliette
Notable people
Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279287". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Béatrix community profile
- ^ "Panet." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Boucher, Céline". Collections. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 14 December 2018.