Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°44′N 72°44′W / 45.733°N 72.733°W / 45.733; -72.733[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Maskoutains
ConstitutedJuly 9, 1977
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorYves Petit
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • Total71.40 km2 (27.57 sq mi)
 • Land73.42 km2 (28.35 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,637
 • Density22.3/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 13.2%
 • Dwellings
701
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1M0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.sainte
helenedebagot.com

Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,637.

Welcome panel for the village of Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot in 2022

History

This municipality was born from the merger, in 1977, of the parish municipality of Sainte-Hélène, founded in 1855, and the village municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, founded in 1925.[5]

Geography

Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot is located between Saint-Hyacinthe and Drummondville and is crossed by the Highway 20 - Jean-Lesage, the village on one side and the land on the other.

Its location allowed, in the 1970s, with the construction of a highway between Montreal and Quebec, to become a stopover village.[6] Several restaurants and service stations are present in this locality of 1500 inhabitants. According to the Ministry of Transport of Quebec, more than 1000 trucks a day stop in this small village.

The municipality was once part of County of Bagot. It is now part of the provincial riding of Johnson.[7]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot community profile
20212011
Population1,696 (+0.5% from 2016)1,637 (+13.2% from 2006)
Land area72.41 km2 (27.96 sq mi)73.42 km2 (28.35 sq mi)
Population density23.4/km2 (61/sq mi)22.3/km2 (58/sq mi)
Median age39.2 (M: 38.8, F: 39.6)36.0 (M: 36.6, F: 34.7)
Private dwellings715 (total)  701 (total) 
Median household income$55,586
References: 2021[8] 2011[4] earlier[9][10]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Quebec[11]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,478—    
1996 1,495+1.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,521+1.7%
2006 1,446−4.9%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,637+13.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Quebec[11]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,630
 1,600 Increase 15.5% 98.16% 10 Increase n/a% 0.61% 5 Increase n/a% 0.31% 15 Decrease 72.7% 0.92%
2006
1,440
 1,385 Decrease 6.1% 96.18% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 55 Increase 83.3% 3.82%
2001
1,505
 1,475 Increase 0.3% 98.01% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 30 Increase n/a% 1.99%
1996
1,470
 1,470 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 76207". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  5. ↑ Toponymy: Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot
  6. ↑ ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=291247 Rest area
  7. ↑ "Individual maps of the 125 electoral districts 2017". Élections Québec (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  8. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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