Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t teʁɛz də la ɡatino]) is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Located between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
Municipality
Ste-Thérèse- de-la-Gatineau Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°18′N 75°52′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted	January 1, 1946
Government [2]
• Mayor	Roch Carpentier
• Federal riding	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
• Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area [2][3]
• Total	79.43 km2 (30.67 sq mi)
• Land	60.68 km2 (23.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	588
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	13.1%
• Dwellings	534
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 2X0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.sainte-therese-de-la-gatineau.ca

History

It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873–1897).^[4]

In 1946, the Municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau was formed when it separated from the Township of Cameron.^[5]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau

Year Pop. ±% 1976 440 —     1981 440 +0.0% 1986 409 −7.0% 1991 380 −7.1% 1996 411 +8.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 377 −8.3% 2006 335 −11.1% 2011 526 +57.0% 2016 520 −1.1% 2021 588 +13.1%
Source: Statistics Canada[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (out of 534 total)^[3]

Languages:

• French as first language: 89.7%