Saint-Guillaume, Quebec

Not to be confused with Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec
Saint-Guillaume
Municipality

Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Guillaume

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°46′W / 45.883°N 72.767°W / 45.883; -72.767Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°46′W / 45.883°N 72.767°W / 45.883; -72.767[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Drummond
Constituted November 8, 1995
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jean-Pierre Vallée
 • Federal riding Drummond
 • Prov. riding Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][4]
 • Total 88.30 km2 (34.09 sq mi)
 • Land 87.96 km2 (33.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,547
 • Density 17.6/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.0%
 • Dwellings 672
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0C 1L0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 122
Route 224
Route 239
Website www.municipalite-st-guillaume.qc.ca

Saint-Guillaume is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,547.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,547 Decrease 2.0%
2006 1,578 Increase 0.2%
2001 1,575 Decrease 1.4%
1996 1,598 Decrease 2.9%
1991 1,645 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,485 97.70%
English only 25 1.64%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 0.66%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 310691 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Guillaume
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Guillaume, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Guillaume, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-David Saint-Bonaventure
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham
   Saint-Guillaume  
Saint-Hugues Saint-Eugène


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