Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°49′N 72°46′W / 46.817°N 72.767°W / 46.817; -72.767[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionMauricieRCMMékinacConstitutedNovember 2, 1905Government
[2]
 • MayorGuy Dessureault • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain • Prov. ridingLavioletteArea
[2][3]
 • Total155.50 km2 (60.04 sq mi) • Land145.11 km2 (56.03 sq mi)Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total302 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 31.1% • Dwellings
293Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code819Highways R-155
R-159Websitewww.stroch
demekinac.com

Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec in Canada.

Geography

Municipal territory covers both side of Saint-Maurice River, including a small portion of La Mauricie National Park. The village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at the top of a hill on Eastern side of Saint-Maurice River.

Toponymy

The Saint-Roch parish was named in honour of Roch of Montpellier. The term Mékinac is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac had a population of 304 living in 174 of its 295 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 144.52 km2 (55.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend[5]
Year Population Variation (%) Median age
2016 302 Decrease-31,1 % 55,4 years
2011 438 Increase+35,2 % 55,6 years
2006 324 Increase+5,9 %
2001 306 Increase+2,7 %
1996 298 Increase+2,0 %
1991 292 –
1986 – –

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

  • flagCanada portal
  • Lake Roberge (Grandes-Piles)
  • Matawin River

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57594". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Paroisse (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Données extraites des différents recensements de Statistique Canada et Institut de la statistique du Québec Archived 2005-09-15 at the Wayback Machine

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