Saint-Liguori

Saint-Liguori (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ liɡɔʁi]) is a municipality in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Liguori
Municipality
Ouareau River
Coat of arms
Location within Montcalm RCM
St-Liguori Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°01′N 73°34′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Settled	1794
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Ghislaine Pomerleau
• Fed. riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	51.77 km2 (19.99 sq mi)
• Land	50.88 km2 (19.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,066
• Density	40.6/km2 (105/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	6.3%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2X0
Area codes	450, 579
Highways[4]	R-341 R-346

History

Around 1794, the area began to be settled by people from Acadia and Ireland, and the place became known as Lacouareau, from the Algonquin word naguaro, meaning "far away" or "distant". In 1850, the parish of Saint-Liguori was created, named in honour of Alphonsus Liguori. In 1854, its post office opened, and the following year, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Alphonse-de-Liguori was formed.^[1]

In 1961, the municipal name was shortened to Saint-Liguori, and in 2017, its status changed from parish municipality to (regular) municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Saint-Liguori

Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,523 —     1871 1,485 −2.5% 1881 1,295 −12.8% 1891 1,170 −9.7% 1901 1,242 +6.2% 1911 1,190 −4.2% 1921 1,112 −6.6% 1931 1,026 −7.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1941 1,092 +6.4% 1951 1,075 −1.6% 1956 1,117 +3.9% 1961 1,084 −3.0% 1966 1,035 −4.5% 1971 1,049 +1.4% 1976 1,082 +3.1% 1981 1,255 +16.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 1,386 +10.4% 1991 1,506 +8.7% 1996 1,730 +14.9% 2001 1,793 +3.6% 2006 1,887 +5.2% 2011 1,976 +4.7% 2016 1,943 −1.7% 2021 2,066 +6.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][5][6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 856 (total dwellings: 901)^[3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 1.0%
• French as first language: 97.3%
• English and French as first languages: 0.5%
• Other as first language: 0.7%

Government

List of former mayors:^[7]

• Jean Baptiste Leblanc (1855–1860)
• Firmin Dugas (1860–1862)
• Théophile Breault (1862–1864)
• Louis Chartier dit Robert (1864–1866)
• Urgel Grenier (1866–1868)
• Stanislas Laporte (1868–1870)
• Cyrille Ayotte (1870–1872)
• Pierre Guibord (1872–1875)
• Simon Richard (1875–1887, 1890–1894)
• Joseph Ratelle (1887–1888)
• David Lapointe (1888–1890)
• Joseph Laporte (1894–1904)
• Napoléon Rivest (1904–1905)
• Alcide Richard (1905–1908)
• Théophile Lapointe (1908–1910)
• Louis Dubas (1910–1918)
• Rémy Neveu (1918–1921)
• Joseph Perreault (1921–1925)
• Ladislas Lachapelle (1925–1927)
• Émery Gaudet (1927–1929)
• Adonias Lapointe (1929–1933)
• Joseph (Placide) Gaudet (1933–1935)
• Hormidas Picard (1935–1937)
• Dominas Sourdif (1937–1947)
• Arthur Lachapelle (1947–1948)
• Amédée Rivest (1948–1949)
• Athanase Laporte (1949–1953)
• Joseph Rivest (1953–1956)
• Joseph (Émery) Gaudet (1956–1961)
• Raoul Larivière (1961–1971)
• Armand Marchand (1971–1978)
• Réal Desmarais (1978–1980)
• Lucien Rivest (1980–1989)
• Roger Gaudet (1989–2003)
• Serge Rivest (2003–2013)
• Ghislaine Pomerleau (2013–present)

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Saint-Joseph^[8]

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

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[9]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[10]