Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to November 16, 2013 it was a parish municipality.[4]
Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | |
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 Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
  St-François-Xavier-de-Brompton Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 72°03′00″W / 45.5333°N 72.05°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | December 28, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Sylvain |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.90 km2 (38.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.51 km2 (37.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,101 |
| • Density | 21.5/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 886 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-55 |  R-249 |
| Website | www.municipalite. sfxb.qc.ca |
Demographics
editPopulation
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,834 | — |
| 1996 | 2,008 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 2,001 | −0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,018 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,101 | +4.1% |
Language
editMother tongue (2011)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,040 | 96.9% |
| English only | 40 | 1.9% |
| English and French | 15 | 0.7% |
| Non-official languages | 10 | 0.5% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 394144". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42020". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- 1 2 3 "Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton (Code 2442020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ↑ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2013. ISSN 1715-6408.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton". Répertoire des municipalités. Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
External links
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