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Saint-Cuthbert
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saint-Cuthbert |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Champs de Saint-Cuthbert02.JPG |
| flag_size | 120x100px |
| shield_size | 100x90px |
| image_map | Saint-Cuthbert Quebec location diagram.png |
| map_caption | Location within D'Autray RCM |
| pushpin_map | Canada Central Quebec |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pushpin_label | St-Cuthbert |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in central Quebec |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Quebec |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Lanaudière |
| subdivision_type3 | RCM |
| subdivision_name3 | D'Autray |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | 1740 |
| established_title1 | Constituted |
| established_date1 | January 7, 1998 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Richard Belhumeur |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Berthier |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 131.47 |
| area_land_km2 | 131.72 |
| area_note | There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources. |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1821 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | 13.8 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop (2016-21) |
| population_blank1 | 2.2% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 917 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −4 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | J0K 2C0 |
| area_codes | 450 and 579 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
| website |
Saint-Cuthbert is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, located between Montreal and Trois-Rivieres, just north of Berthierville. It is part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière administrative region. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,821.
History
The area had its first settlers as early as 1740. In 1766, (ca. 1719-1798), member of General Murray's staff and lord of the Berthier seignory, donated land to build a church, provided that its patron saint was Saint Cuthbert.
In 1845, the Municipality of Saint Cuthbert was originally established, but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished as a parish municipality in 1855. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1912, Saint-Cuthbert ceded part of its territory to create the Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur.
On January 7, 1998, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert and the Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur merged to form the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Cuthbert had a population of 1,821, living in 843 private dwellings out of its 917 total dwellings. With a land area of 131.72 km2 Saint-Cuthbert had a population density of 13.8 /km2.
| 1921 |2185 | 1931 |1794 | 1941 |1792 | 1951 |1779 | 1956 |1740 | 1961 |1654 | 1966 |1726 | 1971 |1643 | 1976 |1532 | 1981 |1730 | 1986 |1687 | 1991 |1645 | 1996 |1722 | 2001 |1899 | 2006 |1938 | 2011 |1839 | 2016 |1862 | 2021 |1821
| 1921 |251 | 1931 |277 | 1941 |284 | 1951 |271 | 1956 |291 | 1961 |335 | 1966 |272 | 1971 |288 | 1976 |248 | 1981 |184 | 1986 |235 | 1991 |230 | 1996 |201
Mother tongue (2021):
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 1770 | 97.3 |
| English | 15 | 0.8% |
| English and French | 10 | 0.5% |
| Other | 15 | 0.8% |
Education
The Commission scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois. It serves the Lanaudière region and oversees several primary schools and high schools including:
- École Sainte-Anne
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, headquartered in Rosemere, it serves 14,000 students across 26 elementary schools and operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
- Joliette High School in Joliette
Notable people
- François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier
References
References
- {{SCref. (2021)
- (July 2017). "Histoire - James Cuthbert (père)". Assemblée nationale du Québec.
- [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census. 2021]] census
- (July 1973). "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Statistics Canada.
- Décimo, Marc. (2017-12-12). "Anne-Marie Dubois, Entre art des fous et art brut. La collection Sainte-Anne". Critique d'art.
- "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-17 ." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.)
- "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-04 ." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.)
- {{mamrot. 52062
- {{toponymie. 341184
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