Saint-Norbert
Saint-Norbert | |
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Location within D'Autray RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°19′W / 46.167°N 73.317°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named after | Norbert of Xanten[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Desjardins |
| • Fed. riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.63 km2 (28.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 74.60 km2 (28.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,060 |
| • Density | 14.2/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-21 | |
| • Dwellings | 487 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
Saint-Norbert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nɔʁbɛʁ]) is a parish municipality in D'Autray Regional County Municipality the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
History
[edit]The municipality is named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. The parish of Saint-Norbert was detached from that of Sainte-Genevieve-de-Berthier in 1848.[4] The church in the centre of the village was inaugurated in 1876.[5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Norbert had a population of 1,060 living in 459 of its 487 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 1,003. With a land area of 74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.2/km2 (36.8/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 97.6%
- English and French as first languages: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 0.9%

Education
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Sainte-Anne[8]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[9]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Reference number 57325". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52070". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Saint-Norbert (Code 2452070) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ Pour que vivent bêtes et gens (in French). La Fédération de l'Union des Producteurs Agricoles de Lanaudière. 1984. p. 177. OCLC 16054612.
- ↑ Saint-Norbert 1848-1998 (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Norbert. 1977. ISBN 9782980578007. OCLC 38753253.
- ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
- ↑ "Sainte-Anne Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Saint-Norbert, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
