Berthierville

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Berthierville
City
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Coat of arms of Berthierville
Coat of arms
Location within D'Autray RCM
Location within D'Autray RCM
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM D'Autray
Constituted April 14, 1852
Government[1]
 • Mayor Pierre Lahaie
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[1][2]
 • Total 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
 • Land 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 4,091
 • Density 596.8/km2 (1,546/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.1%
 • Dwellings 2,007
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0K
Highways
A-40
Route 138
Route 158
Website www.ville.berthierville.qc.ca

Berthierville (/ˈbɛərtjeɪvɪl/)[4](also called Berthier-en-haut, and legally called Berthier before 1942) is a town located between Montreal and Trois-Rivières on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Berthierville is the seat of D'Autray Regional County Municipality, and is served by Autoroute 40, and is the junction of Routes 138 and 158. It is surrounded by the parish municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier.

The Marie Reine du Canada Pilgrimage column stops at the church of Sainte-Geneviève de Berthierville for Mass on the first day of its three-day walk from Lanoraie to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.

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Sainte-Geneviève de Berthierville church, opened 22 August 1787.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Berthierville had a population of 4,386 living in 2,166 of its 2,225 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 4,189. With a land area of 6.77 km2 (2.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 647.9/km2 (1,677.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 4091 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.1%)
  • Population in 2006: 4007
  • Population in 2001: 3939
  • Population in 1996: 3952
  • Population in 1991: 3854

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.3%
  • French as first language: 96.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 3.0%

Education

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The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

Notable people

See also

References

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External links

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier Saint Lawrence River / La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas
  Berthierville  
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geographic code 52035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Berthierville census profile
  3. ↑ Reference number 5375 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ "du Chemin-du-Roy (pavillon maternelle Sainte-Geneviève) Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "du Chemin-du-Roy (pavillon Sainte-Geneviève) Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "du Chemin-du-Roy (pavillon Saint-Joseph) Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "École de l'Île Saint-Ignace Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ "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.
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