Durham-Sud

Durham-Sud (French pronunciation: [dyʁam syd]), also known as South Durham, is a small farming community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, west of Richmond and south of Drummondville. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,008.

Durham-Sud
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM
Durham-Sud Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°40′N 72°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Drummond
Constituted	November 1, 1975
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Michel Noël
• Federal riding	Drummond
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2][4]
• Total	92.70 km2 (35.79 sq mi)
• Land	93.43 km2 (36.07 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,008
• Density	10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.0%
• Dwellings	420
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 2C0
Area code	819
Highways	R-116
Website	www.durham-sud.com

History

Early settlers of the area were Scottish and Irish immigrants who arrived mostly in the 18th and 19th century and found the area to be good for farming. Today, the community is predominantly francophone.

Éphrem-A. Brisebois was born here in 1850.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,008	1.0%
2006	1,018	2.3%
2001	995	0.7%
1996	988	6.0%
1991	1,051	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2011)^[4]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	880	87.1%
English only	100	9.9%
English and French	10	1.0%
Non-official languages	20	2.0%

Notable people

• Éphrem-A. Brisebois (1850–1890), politician, soldier, and law enforcement officer
• Jean-Paul LeBlanc (born 1946), retired ice hockey forward
• Joseph Patrick (August 4, 1857 – January 28, 1941) a Canadian businessman who helped start the Pacific Coast Hockey Association
• Walter George Mitchell (May 30, 1877 – April 3, 1935), Canadian lawyer and politician.

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec