Saint-Boniface, Quebec

Saint-Boniface (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnifas] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Saint-Boniface
Municipality
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Saint-Bo
Motto(s):  Omnia ad bonum, nihil ad malum ("Everything for Good, Nothing for Evil")
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Saint-Boniface Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°49′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Maskinongé
Constituted	January 1, 1962
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pierre Desaulniers
• Federal riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Saint-Maurice
Area [2][3]
• Total	112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
• Land	107.42 km2 (41.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	5,156
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	6.7%
• Dwellings	2,205
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0X 2L0
Area code	819
Highways A-55	R-153 R-350
Website	www.municipalite saint-boniface.ca

On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface.^[4]

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2021: 5156 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.7%)
• Population in 2016: 4832
• Population in 2011: 4511
• Population in 2006: 4180
• Population in 2001: 3998
• Population in 1996: 3998
• Population in 1991: 3813

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2098 (total dwellings: 2205)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1%
• French as first language: 98.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.2%

Église de Saint-Boniface