La Présentation

La Présentation (French pronunciation: [la pʁezɑ̃tasjɔ̃]) is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada on the Salvail River in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,466.

La Présentation
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
La Présentation Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°40′N 73°03′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Claude Roger
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area [2][4]
• Total	94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi)
• Land	94.48 km2 (36.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,466
• Density	26.1/km2 (68/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	16.6%
• Dwellings	988
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1B0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-137
Website	www.municipalitelapresentation.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

Canada census – La Présentation community profile

	2021	2011
Population	2,638 (+3.9% from 2016)	2,466 (+16.6% from 2006)
Land area	94.39 km2 (36.44 sq mi)	94.48 km2 (36.48 sq mi)
Population density	27.9/km2 (72/sq mi)	26.1/km2 (68/sq mi)
Median age	39.2 (M: 39.2, F: 38.8)	36.3 (M: 36.5, F: 36.1)
Private dwellings	1,096 (total)  1,066 (occupied)	988 (total)
Median household income	$89,000	$68,499

References: 2021^[5] 2011^[4]

Historical Census Data - La Présentation, Quebec^[6]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,773	—
1996	1,851	+4.4%
2001	1,879	+1.5%
2006	2,115	+12.6%
2011	2,466	+16.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Présentation, Quebec[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,465		2,410	15.3%	97.77%		20	n/a%	0.81%		10	n/a%	0.41%		25	25.0%	1.01%
2006		2,110		2,090	13.9%	99.05%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		20	100.0%	0.95%
2001		1,875		1,835	0.3%	97.87%		0	100.0%	0.00%		30	n/a%	1.60%		10	0.0%	0.53%
1996		1,855		1,830	n/a	98.65%		15	n/a	0.81%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	0.54%

Communities

• La Présentation
• Salvail

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec