Valcourt (township)

For the neighbouring city of the same name, see Valcourt, Quebec (city).

Valcourt (French pronunciation: [valkuʁ] ^ⓘ) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Valcourt
Township municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Valcourt Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Patrice Desmarais
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area [2][3]
• Total	80.60 km2 (31.12 sq mi)
• Land	80.57 km2 (31.11 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,047
• Density	13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.1%
• Dwellings	483
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 2L0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-222 R-243
Website	www.cantonvalcourt.qc.ca

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Valcourt (township), Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,118	—
1996	1,030	−7.9%
2001	978	−5.0%
2006	1,025	+4.8%
2011	1,047	+2.1%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Valcourt had a population of 1,029 living in 461 of its 493 total private dwellings, a change of -1.4% from its 2016 population of 1,044. With a land area of 80.39 km² (31.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km² (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Mother tongue (2011)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,010	97.1%
English only	20	1.9%
English and French	5	0.5%
Non-official languages	5	0.5%

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec