Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec

For other uses of "Bonaventure", see Bonaventure (disambiguation).
Saint-Bonaventure
Municipality

Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Bonaventure

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°58′N 72°41′W / 45.967°N 72.683°W / 45.967; -72.683Coordinates: 45°58′N 72°41′W / 45.967°N 72.683°W / 45.967; -72.683[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Drummond
Constituted January 1, 1867
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Félicien Cardin
 • Federal riding Drummond
 • Prov. riding Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][4]
 • Total 81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi)
 • Land 78.59 km2 (30.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,017
 • Density 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.5%
 • Dwellings 446
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0C 1C0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 143
Route 224
Website www.saint-bonaventure.ca

Saint-Bonaventure is a municipality in the Drummond Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,017. It lies at the eastern terminus of Quebec Route 224, northeast of Saint-Guillaume.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,017 Increase 3.5%
2006 983 Decrease 5.8%
2001 1,043 Decrease 2.6%
1996 1,071 Decrease 0.7%
1991 1,079 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 995 99.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 10 1.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 269412 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Bonaventure
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Pie-de-Guire Saint-Elphège
Saint-François River / Drummondville
   Saint-Bonaventure  
Saint-Guillaume Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham


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