In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Perpétue had a population of 916 living in 384 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 959. With a land area of 71.51 km (27.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Population trend:
Census
Population
Change (%)
2021
916
4.5%
2016
959
2.4%
2011
983
2.5%
2006
959
3.4%
2001
993
3.0%
1996
1,024
1.1%
1991
1,013
1.7%
1986
1,030
0.7%
1981
1,037
1.4%
1976
1,023
3.3%
1971
990
11.5%
1966
1,119
3.5%
1961
1,160
5.8%
1956
1,232
12.9%
1951
1,091
1.5%
1941
1,075
1.3%
1931
1,089
11.6%
1921
1,232
3.9%
1911
1,282
36.5%
1901
939
12.7%
1891
833
79.1%
1881
465
N/A
Mother tongue language (2021)
Language
Population
Pct (%)
French only
885
96.7%
English only
5
0.5%
Both English and French
0
0.0%
Other languages
20
2.2%
Attractions
A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mudwrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.
Subdivisions of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality