Saint-Anicet

Saint-Anicet
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Saint-Anicet Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W / 45.117°N 74.350°WCoordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W / 45.117°N 74.350°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Alain Castagner
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
• Total	180.20 km^2 (69.58 sq mi)
• Land	135.16 km^2 (52.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	2,523
• Density	18.7/km^2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.1%
• Dwellings	1,965
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1M0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132
Website	www.municipalite- saint-anicet.qc.ca

Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.

Geography

Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Cazaville (45°05′11″N 74°22′17″W / 45.08639°N 74.37139°W) – a hamlet in the southern portion of the municipality on Route 132.
• Plage-Somerville (45°05′15″N 74°25′31″W / 45.08750°N 74.42528°W) – a hamlet located on Baie de Somerville in the Saint Lawrence River.
• Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′30″N 74°26′26″W / 45.07500°N 74.44056°W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River.
• Port Lewis (45°10′14″N 74°16′59″W / 45.17056°N 74.28306°W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River on Route 132.

Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Rivière La Guerre (45°08′40″N 74°21′03″W / 45.14444°N 74.35083°W) – runs in a southeast to northwest direction to the Saint Lawrence River.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,215 —     1996 2,549 +15.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,630 +3.2% 2006 2,717 +3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 2,523 −7.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,525		2,040	9.3%	80.79%		395	27.4%	15.64%		40	11.1%	1.58%		50	54.5%	1.98%
2006		2,715		2,250	9.2%	82.87%		310	12.7%	11.42%		45	43.8%	1.66%		110	15.8%	4.05%
2001		2,590		2,060	2.7%	79.54%		355	21.1%	13.71%		80	166.7%	3.09%		95	171.4%	3.67%
1996		2,520		2,005	n/a	79.56%		450	n/a	17.86%		30	n/a	1.19%		35	n/a	1.39%

Historic site and museum

Droulers Tsiionhiakwatha

In the south of Saint-Anicet the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center was opened on May 15, 2010. It is where the most important Iroquoian village in Quebec lies. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River.^[9]

Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,^[10] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.^[11]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

• Virtual Museum of Canada, The St. Lawrence Iroquoians — virtual exhibit about the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, based on the archaeological excavations at the Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha site.

References

1. Reference number 55616 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Anicet
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BEAUHARNOIS--SALABERRY (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Anicet, Quebec
5. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site Interpretation Centre
10. Site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
11. Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.