Saint-Germain-de-Grantham

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
Municipality

Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°50′N 72°34′W / 45.833°N 72.567°W / 45.833; -72.567Coordinates: 45°50′N 72°34′W / 45.833°N 72.567°W / 45.833; -72.567[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Drummond
Constituted February 22, 1995
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Yvon Nault
 • Federal riding Drummond
 • Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
 • Total 87.70 km2 (33.86 sq mi)
 • Land 87.63 km2 (33.83 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 4,551
 • Density 51.9/km2 (134/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 14.0%
 • Dwellings 1,854
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0C 1K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 122
Route 239
Website www.st-germain.info

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 4,551.

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham was the birthplace of Marie Rose Ferron.[5]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 4,551 Increase 14.0%
2006 3,993 Increase 9.1%
2001 3,661 Increase 4.3%
1996 3,509 Increase 6.9%
1991 3,283 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 3,915 98.00%
English only 40 1.00%
Both English and French 10 0.25%
Other languages 30 0.75%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 301453 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec
  5. ↑ Michael Freze, 1993, Voices, Visions, and Apparitions, OSV Publishing ISBN 087973454X pages 251-252
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham
Saint-Eugène Drummondville
   Saint-Germain-de-Grantham  
Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton Wickham


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