Sainte-Béatrix

Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Béatrix
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Sainte-Béatrix Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°12′N 73°37′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	May 11, 1864
Government [2]
• Mayor	Serge Perrault
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	83.70 km2 (32.32 sq mi)
• Land	82.96 km2 (32.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,170
• Density	26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	11%
• Dwellings	1,300
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1Y0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-337
Website	www.sainte-beatrix.com

History

In 1736, Lord Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil receives a lordship that will bear his name. It won't be until 1864 that the municipality of Sainte-Béatrix be officially created by splitting away from the municipality of Sainte-Mélanie. Louise-Amélie Panet and her husband William Bent Berczy are considered to be the founders of Sainte-Béatrix.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec^[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,421 —     1996 1,617 +13.8% 2001 1,608 −0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 1,788 +11.2% 2011 1,849 +3.4% 2016 1,955 +5.7%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 2,170 +11.0%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 2.3%
• French as first language: 95.1%
• English and French as first language: 0.9%
• Other as first language: 1.4%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Panet^[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]

Notable people

Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.^[9]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec