Saint-Valentin, Quebec
| Saint-Valentin | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Motto: Faire que devra | ||
 Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM | ||
  Saint-Valentin Location in southern Quebec | ||
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 73°19′W / 45.133°N 73.317°WCoordinates: 45°08′N 73°19′W / 45.133°N 73.317°W[1] | ||
| Country |
 Canada | |
| Province |
 Quebec | |
| Region | Montérégie | |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu | |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 | |
| Government[2][3] | ||
| • Mayor | Pierre Chamberland | |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean | |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon | |
| Area[2][4] | ||
| • Total | 39.50 km2 (15.25 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 39.56 km2 (15.27 sq mi) | |
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There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | ||
| Population (2011)[4] | ||
| • Total | 470 | |
| • Density | 11.9/km2 (31/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.7% | |
| • Dwellings | 173 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J0J 2E0 | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | |
| Highways |
 Route 202 | |
| Website |
www saint-valentin | |
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Saint-Valentin is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada located in the administrative area of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 470.
The community has lately been trying to capitalize on its name as a destination for lovers. A Festival de la Saint-Valentin is held every February, along with a St. Valentine's Day mass. The post office frequently receives letters from around the world to postmark.[5]
Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
460 |
425 | 11.5% |
92.39% | 10 |  0.0% |
2.17% | 5 | 50.0% |
1.09% | 20 |  100.0% |
4.35% | |||||
| 2006 |
510 |
480 | 9.1% |
94.12% | 10 | 60.0% |
1.96% | 10 | n/a% |
1.96% | 10 | 33.3% |
1.96% | |||||
| 2001 |
480 |
440 | 1.1% |
91.67% | 25 | n/a% |
5.21% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 15 | 70.0% |
3.12% | |||||
| 1996 |
495 |
435 | n/a | 87.88% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 2.02% | 50 | n/a | 10.10% | |||||
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 402076 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Valentin
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: Saint-Jean (Quebec)
- 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Valentin, Quebec
- ↑ Peretz, Ingrid. "Saint-Valentin, Que., has its heart set on becoming the capital of love." The Globe and Mail. February 11, 2011.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
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