Saint-Côme, Quebec

Not to be confused with Saint-Côme–Linière, Quebec, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.

Saint-Côme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kom]) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Côme
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Saint-Côme Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	January 1, 1873
Government [2]
• Mayor	Martin Bordeleau (since 2013)
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	169.30 km2 (65.37 sq mi)
• Land	164.89 km2 (63.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,583
• Density	15.7/km2 (41/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	17.8%
• Dwellings	2,365
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2B0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-343 R-347
Website	www.stcomelanaudiere.ca

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Côme, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,710	—
1996	1,921	+12.3%
2001	1,923	+0.1%
2006	2,161	+12.4%
2011	2,198	+1.7%
2016	2,193	−0.2%
2021	2,583	+17.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1319 (total dwellings: 2365)

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 1.4%
• French as first language: 96.7%
• English and French as first language: 0.4%
• Other as first language: 1.6%

Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École primaire de Saint-Côme^[6]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[8]

See also

• Mont-Tremblant National Park