Saint-Norbert

Not to be confused with Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec.

Saint-Norbert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nɔʁbɛʁ]) is a parish municipality in D'Autray Regional County Municipality the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Norbert
Parish municipality
Location within D'Autray RCM
Saint-Norbert Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°19′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	D'Autray
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Norbert of Xanten[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Sonia Desjardins
• Federal riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	74.63 km2 (28.81 sq mi)
• Land	74.60 km2 (28.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,060
• Density	14.2/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.7%
• Dwellings	487
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 3C0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-347
Website	www.saint-norbert.net

History

The municipality is named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. The parish of Saint-Norbert was detached from that of Sainte-Genevieve-de-Berthier in 1848.^[4] The church in the centre of the village was inaugurated in 1876.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Norbert had a population of 1,060 living in 459 of its 487 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 1,003. With a land area of 74.6 km² (28.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.2/km² (36.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Population trend:^[7]

• Population in 2021: 1,060 (2016 to 2021 population change: 5.7%)
• Population in 2016: 1,003
• Population in 2011: 1,059
• Population in 2006: 1,067
• Population in 2001: 1,046
• Population in 1996: 1,070
• Population in 1991: 971
• Population in 1986: 947
• Population in 1981: 957
• Population in 1976: 946
• Population in 1971: 998
• Population in 1966: 1,022
• Population in 1961: 1,023
• Population in 1956: 1,031
• Population in 1951: 970
• Population in 1941: 977
• Population in 1931: 988
• Population in 1921: 1,048
• Population in 1911: 1,210
• Population in 1901: 1,292
• Population in 1891: 1,478
• Population in 1881: 1,451
• Population in 1871: 1,943
• Population in 1861: 1,500

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.5%
• French as first language: 97.6%
• English and French as first language: 0.5%
• Other as first language: 0.9%

Saint-Norbert's church

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Sainte-Anne^[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]

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec