Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez

Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿alfɔ̃s ʁɔdʁiɡɛs, -ɡɛz]) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 73°42′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Isabelle Perreault
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	104.60 km2 (40.39 sq mi)
• Land	97.79 km2 (37.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,339
• Density	34.2/km2 (89/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2021	5.9%
• Dwellings	2,363
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1W0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-337 R-343
Website	www.munsar.ca

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec^[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,149 —     1996 2,461 +14.5% 2001 2,691 +9.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 3,152 +17.1% 2011 3,134 −0.6% 2016 3,162 +0.9%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 3,339 +5.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1529 (total dwellings: 2363)

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 1.9%
• French as first language: 95.7%
• English and French as first language: 1.1%
• Other as first language: 1.3%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• École de Saint-Alphonse^[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon^[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[8]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec