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Saint-Didace

Coordinates: 46°20′N 73°17′W / 46.333°N 73.283°W / 46.333; -73.283
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Saint-Didace
Saint-Didace seen from the church
Saint-Didace seen from the church
Location within D'Autray RCM
Location within D'Autray RCM
Saint-Didace is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Didace
Saint-Didace
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°20′N 73°17′W / 46.333°N 73.283°W / 46.333; -73.283[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMD'Autray
Settled1820
ConstitutedAugust 27, 1863
Government
 • MayorYves Germain
 • Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
 • Total102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
 • Land99.60 km2 (38.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total688
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.5%
 • Dwellings
523
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-348
R-349
Websitewww.saint-didace.com

Saint-Didace is a parish municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

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Historical census data - Saint-Didace, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1871 2,055—    
1881 2,403+16.9%
1891 1,954−18.7%
1901 1,499−23.3%
1911 1,463−2.4%
1921 1,050−28.2%
1931 1,046−0.4%
1941 1,122+7.3%
1951 794−29.2%
1956 704−11.3%
1961 595−15.5%
1966 575−3.4%
1971 506−12.0%
1976 479−5.3%
1981 512+6.9%
1986 521+1.8%
1991 576+10.6%
1996 583+1.2%
2001 589+1.0%
2006 668+13.4%
2011 593−11.2%
2016 652+9.9%
2021 688+5.5%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Didace had a population of 688 living in 357 of its 523 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 652. With a land area of 99.6 km2 (38.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.9/km2 (17.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 97.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

Education

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone schools:

  • École Germain-Caron[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55924". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Didace census profile
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Germain-Caron." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
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