Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is a parish municipality
in southwestern Quebec
, Canada
, in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 2,678.
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains
Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 2,678.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,678 | 8.6% |
| 2001 | 2,466 | 9.0% |
| 1996 | 2,262 | 7.1% |
| 1991 | 2,113 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,490 | 93.96% |
| English only | 50 | 1.89% |
| Both English and French | 10 | 0.38% |
| Other languages | 100 | 3.77% |