Saint-Cuthbert
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Saint-Cuthbert | |
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 Location within D'Autray RCM | |
  St-Cuthbert Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′N 73°14′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Settled | 1740 |
| Constituted | January 7, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Belhumeur |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.47 km2 (50.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 131.72 km2 (50.86 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources. | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,821 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 917 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-40 |  R-138 |
| Website | st-cuthbert |
History
The area had its first settlers as early as 1740. In 1766, James Cuthbert (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.[1][4]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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 square kilometres (50.86 sq mi) Saint-Cuthbert had a population density of 13.8 per square kilometre (36/sq mi).[3]
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| 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:
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[8]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[9]
Notable people
See also
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- James Cuthbert Jr. - son of James Cuthbert, founder of Saint-Cuthbert[4]
References
External links
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