Bonsecours is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Bonsecours | |
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![]() Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°25′N 72°17′W / 45.42°N 72.28°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
Constituted | March 20, 1905 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cécile Laliberté |
• Federal riding | Shefford |
• Prov. riding | Orford |
Area | |
• Total | 61.20 km2 (23.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 60.46 km2 (23.34 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 608 |
• Density | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 319 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Demographics
editPopulation
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 491 | — |
1996 | 503 | +2.4% |
2001 | 537 | +6.8% |
2006 | 547 | +1.9% |
2011 | 577 | +5.5% |
2016 | 608 | +5.4% |
Language
editMother tongue (2011)[3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 555 | 95.7% |
English only | 20 | 3.4% |
Non-official languages | 5 | 0.9% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 6983". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Bonsecours, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
External links
edit- Media related to Bonsecours, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons