Saint-Sévère is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Sévère | |
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 Location within Maskinongé RCM | |
  Saint-Sévère Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 72°54′W / 46.350°N 72.900°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Maskinongé |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Joseph-Sévère-Nicolas Dumoulin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Lavergne |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Maskinongé |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31.85 km2 (12.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 337 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  11.6% |
| • Dwellings | 155 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sévère had a population of 337 living in 144 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of 11.6% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 31.85 km2 (12.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.6/km2 (27.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57630". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
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Saint-Sévère travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Saint-Sévère, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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