Sainte-Monique, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec

Not to be confused with Sainte-Monique, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec.

Sainte-Monique (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t mɔnik]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 548.

Sainte-Monique
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM
Sainte-Monique Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°32′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	January 3, 1996
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Marc Descôteaux
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi)
• Land	58.00 km2 (22.39 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	548
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.2%
• Dwellings	243
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0G 1N0
Area code	819
Highways	R-226 R-259
Website	www.sainte-monique.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	548	2.2%
2006	536	9.3%
2001	591	6.2%
Merger	630 (+)	30.5%
1996	438	8.4%
1991	478	N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Sainte-Monique on January 3, 1996.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	530	100.00%
English only	0	0.00%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	0	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• 20th-century municipal history of Quebec