Saint-Esprit, Quebec
Saint-Esprit | |
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Church of Saint-Esprit | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Montcalm RCM | |
Saint-Esprit Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 73°40′W / 45.900°N 73.667°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Montcalm |
| Settled | 1790s |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Germain Majeau |
| • Fed. riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Rousseau |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 54.19 km2 (20.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,011 |
| • Density | 37.1/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450, 579 |
| Highways[4] A-25 | R-125 R-158 R-341 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Esprit (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛspʁi] ⓘ, "Holy Spirit") is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality. It is located on both banks of the Saint-Esprit River, a tributary of the L'Assomption River.
History
The area's first settlers arrived at the end of 18th century and were mostly from L'Ange-Gardien, Beauport, and Saint-Sulpice. Originally, the area was identified as the Rivière-Saint-Esprit or Grand-Saint-Esprit Concession. In 1808, the Parish of Saint-Ours-du-Saint-Esprit was founded, however after 1838, the parish name was shortened to just Saint-Esprit to avoid confusion with another parish called Saint-Ours in the Diocese of Montreal.[5]
In 1852, its post office opened and in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ours-du-Saint-Esprit was formed. A century later in 1956, it followed the parish by also shortening its name to Saint-Esprit. In 2000, the parish municipality changed its status and became the Municipality of Saint-Esprit.[5]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 900 (total dwellings: 933)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.7%
- French as first language: 96.3%
- English and French as first languages: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 2.2%
Economy
Because Saint-Esprit is surrounded by extensive plains, the local economy is characterized by agriculture. The main agricultural activities include tobacco and Sugar Maple cultivation, milk production, and breeding of lamb, pork and poultry.[5][8]
Saint-Esprit also has an industrial park along Highway 25.[8]
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Dominique-Savio[9]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[10]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[11]
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 363764". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 63030". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b c d e "Saint-Esprit, Quebec (Code 2463030) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ a b c "Saint-Esprit (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "La municipalité de Saint-Esprit" (in French). Centre local de développement Montcalm. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Dominique-Savio 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.