Béthanie, Quebec

Béthanie (French pronunciation: [betani]) is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 314. The number signified a slight but continued decline of population across five national censuses since 1991.^[5]

Béthanie
Municipality
Location within Acton RCM
Béthanie Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Acton
Constituted	March 2, 1920
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Chantal Beauregard Favreau
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2][4]
• Total	47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
• Land	46.53 km2 (17.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	314
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.1%
• Dwellings	149
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1E1
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	No major routes
Website	municipalitedebethanie.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	314	5.1%
2006	331	2.1%
2001	338	4.5%
1996	354	6.3%
1991	378	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	280	90.32%
English only	20	6.45%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	3.23%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec