Saint-Paulin, Quebec

Saint-Paulin
Municipality
Aerial view of Saint-Paulin
Motto: 
Fierté et Amitié
("Pride and Friendship")
Location within Maskinongé RCM
Location within Maskinongé RCM
St-Paulin is located in Central Quebec
St-Paulin
St-Paulin
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°25′N 73°02′W / 46.417°N 73.033°W / 46.417; -73.033
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
Settled1824
ConstitutedFebruary 27, 1988
Government
 • MayorMartin Dupuis
 • Fed. ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingMaskinongé
Area
 • Total
98.25 km2 (37.93 sq mi)
 • Land95.41 km2 (36.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,541
 • Density16.2/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 2.9%
 • Dwellings
794
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 3G0
Area code(s)819
Highways R-349 R-350
Websitesaint-paulin.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Paulin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ polɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

In addition to the namesake main population centre, the municipality also include the village of Hunterstown (46°26′47″N 73°0′58″W / 46.44639°N 73.01611°W / 46.44639; -73.01611, named after Peter Hunter), and the hamlet of Renversy (46°23′50″N 73°0′55″W / 46.39722°N 73.01528°W / 46.39722; -73.01528)

History

Settlement began in 1824 with the construction of a sawmill in Hunterstown Township, that was already drawn up by 1795 on the Gale and Duberger map. In 1847, the parish of Saint-Paulin was formed when it split off from Saint-Léon-le-Grand. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Paulin was established. In 1860, its post office opened. The village itself separated from the parish municipality in 1924 to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Paulin.

In 1988, the parish and village municipalities, together with the Township Municipality of Hunterstown (formed in 1861), merged to form the current Municipality of Saint-Paulin.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 717 (total dwellings: 794)

Mother tongue (2021):

Government

List of former mayors:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Reference number 200396". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51060". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saint-Paulin, Quebec (Code 2451060) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Hunterstown". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Renversy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ "Anciens Conseils Municipaux". www.st-paulin.qc.ca. Municipalité de Saint-Paulin. Retrieved 11 November 2024.