Saint-Prime

Saint-Prime (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁim]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The municipality had a population of 2,760 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and a land area of 147.16 km².

Saint-Prime
Municipality
The church of Saint-Prime
Motto(s):  Je cultive, Dieu fait croître ("I cultivate, God makes it grow")
Saint-Prime Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°35′N 72°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled	1862
Constituted	June 29, 1968
Government [2]
• Mayor	Marie-Noëlle Bhérer
• Federal riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	160.70 km2 (62.05 sq mi)
• Land	147.16 km2 (56.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,760
• Density	18.8/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–11)	0.3%
• Dwellings	1,304
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G8J 1T2
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-169
Website	www.saint-prime.ca

Geography

Climate

Saint-Prime has a humid continental climate^[4] that is some way above the subarctic classification due to its warm summers. Winters, however, are very cold and the seasonal differences are severe, although not extreme by Canadian or Quebec standards. Precipitation levels are high, bringing much snowfall in winter, but are by no means extreme compared to adjacent areas.

Climate data for Saint-Prime
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14 (57)	11 (52)	17.5 (63.5)	29 (84)	34 (93)	37 (99)	36.5 (97.7)	34.5 (94.1)	35.5 (95.9)	25.5 (77.9)	21 (70)	11.5 (52.7)	37 (99)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−10.1 (13.8)	−7.7 (18.1)	−1.0 (30.2)	7.7 (45.9)	16.6 (61.9)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	23.3 (73.9)	18.1 (64.6)	10.1 (50.2)	2.1 (35.8)	−6.1 (21.0)	8.2 (46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−17.0 (1.4)	−14.2 (6.4)	−7.3 (18.9)	2.3 (36.1)	10.1 (50.2)	15.9 (60.6)	18.4 (65.1)	17.1 (62.8)	12.1 (53.8)	5.5 (41.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	−11.4 (11.5)	2.5 (36.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−23.1 (−9.6)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−13.6 (7.5)	−3.3 (26.1)	3.5 (38.3)	9.4 (48.9)	12.3 (54.1)	10.9 (51.6)	6.8 (44.2)	0.9 (33.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−16.7 (1.9)	−3.3 (26.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−44.5 (−48.1)	−41.5 (−42.7)	−37.5 (−35.5)	−27 (−17)	−7.5 (18.5)	−3.5 (25.7)	2 (36)	−1 (30)	−7 (19)	−10 (14)	−26.5 (−15.7)	−44.5 (−48.1)	−44.5 (−48.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	55.3 (2.18)	46.1 (1.81)	50.0 (1.97)	57.7 (2.27)	65.4 (2.57)	75.9 (2.99)	118.3 (4.66)	79.2 (3.12)	84.2 (3.31)	64.3 (2.53)	72.7 (2.86)	64.2 (2.53)	833.2 (32.80)
Source: [5]

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2021: 2,760 (2016 to 2021 population change: 0.3%)
• Population in 2016: 2,753
• Population in 2011: 2,758
• Population in 2006: 2,661
• Population in 2001: 2,702
• Population in 1996: 2,685
• Population in 1991: 2,522
• Population in 1986: 2,499
• Population in 1981: 2,522
• Population in 1976: 2,266
• Population in 1971: 2,350

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,178 (total dwellings: 1,304)

Mother tongue:^[7]

• English as first language: 0.4%
• French as first language: 98.4%
• English and French as first language: 0.2%
• Other as first language: 1.1%

See also

• Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
• Lac Saint-Jean, a waterbody
• Rivière à l'Ours (Ashuapmushuan River)
• Rivière du Castor (rivière à l'Ours)
• Ovide River
• Rivière aux Iroquois
• Rivière à la Chasse (lac Saint-Jean)