Saint-Jules, Quebec

Saint-Jules
St-Jules' Church
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Jules
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°57′W / 46.217°N 70.950°W / 46.217; -70.950[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedMay 28, 1919
Named afterPope Julius I[1]
Government
 • MayorSylvain Cloutier
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total
55.70 km2 (21.51 sq mi)
 • Land55.73 km2 (21.52 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
547
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
1.5%
 • Dwellings
215
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-jules.qc.ca

Saint-Jules (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyl]) is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 547 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Pope Julius I.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Jules had a population of 547 living in 204 of its 215 total private dwellings, a change of 1.5% from its 2016 population of 539. With a land area of 55.73 km2 (21.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km2 (25.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 547 1.5%
2016 539 5.9%
2011 573 7.3%
2006 534 0.2%
2001 535 0.4%
1996 537 3.8%
1991 558 2.4%
1986 572 6.7%
1981 613 5.8%
1976 651 15.2%
1971 768 5.4%
1966 812 0.1%
1961 811 6.8%
1956 870 9.2%
1951 797 1.5%
1941 785 26.8%
1931 619 4.7%
1921 591 N/A%

Language

Home language (2021)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 550 100%
English only 0 0%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57015". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 27055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Jules, Quebec