Sainte-Praxède
Appearance
Sainte-Praxède | |
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![]() Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Appalaches |
Constituted | January 1, 1944 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Talbot |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 155.00 km2 (59.85 sq mi) |
• Land | 136.18 km2 (52.58 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 351 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 290 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Sainte-Praxède is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 351 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named after Catholic saint Praxedes.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Praxède had a population of 351 living in 157 of its 290 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 136.18 km2 (52.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57541". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00052431050&SearchText=Sainte%2DPrax%C3%A8de
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire