Saint-Anicet
Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.
| Saint-Anicet | |
|---|---|
|  | |
|  Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
|   Saint-Anicet Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| Province |  Quebec | 
| Region | Montérégie | 
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent | 
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Castagner | 
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry | 
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi) | 
| • Land | 135.33 km2 (52.25 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,626 | 
| • Density | 19.4/km2 (50/sq mi) | 
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  4.1% | 
| • Dwellings | 2,088 | 
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | 
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | 
| Highways |  Route 132 | 
| Website | www | 
Geography
    
Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Communities
    
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Cazaville (45°05′11″N 74°22′17″W) – a hamlet in the southern portion of the municipality on Route 132.
- Plage-Somerville (45°05′15″N 74°25′31″W) – a hamlet located on Baie de Somerville in the Saint Lawrence River.
- Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′30″N 74°26′26″W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River.
- Port Lewis (45°10′14″N 74°16′59″W) – a hamlet located along the Saint Lawrence River on Route 132.
Lakes and rivers
    
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Rivière La Guerre (45°08′40″N 74°21′03″W) – runs in a southeast to northwest direction to the Saint Lawrence River.
Demographics
    
    Population
    
| 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,523 (-7.1% from 2006) | 
| Land area | 135.16 km2 (52.19 sq mi) | 
| Population density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) | 
| Median age | 51.9 (M: 52.8, F: 50.9) | 
| Total private dwellings | 1,965 | 
| Median household income | $42,911 | 
| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,215 | — | 
| 1996 | 2,549 | +15.1% | 
| 2001 | 2,630 | +3.2% | 
| 2006 | 2,717 | +3.3% | 
| 2011 | 2,523 | −7.1% | 
| 2016 | 2,626 | +4.1% | 
Language
    
| Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2016 | 2,625 | 2,125 |  4.1% | 80.95% | 395 |  0.0% | 15.05% | 50 |  25.0% | 1.90% | 50 |  0.0% | 1.90% | |||||
| 2011 | 2,525 | 2,040 |  9.3% | 80.79% | 395 |  27.4% | 15.64% | 40 |  11.1% | 1.58% | 50 |  54.5% | 1.98% | |||||
| 2006 | 2,715 | 2,250 |  9.2% | 82.87% | 310 |  12.7% | 11.42% | 45 |  43.8% | 1.66% | 110 |  15.8% | 4.05% | |||||
| 2001 | 2,590 | 2,060 |  2.7% | 79.54% | 355 |  21.1% | 13.71% | 80 |  166.7% | 3.09% | 95 |  171.4% | 3.67% | |||||
| 1996 | 2,520 | 2,005 | n/a | 79.56% | 450 | n/a | 17.86% | 30 | n/a | 1.19% | 35 | n/a | 1.39% | |||||
Historic site and museum
    

In the south of Saint-Anicet, the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center is where an important Iroquoian village in Quebec was located. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River. The centre opened on May 15, 2010.[8]
Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,[9] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.[10]
See also
    
    
References
    
- Reference number 55616 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Anicet
- Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site Interpretation Centre Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
External links
    
|  | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Anicet. | 
- Virtual Museum of Canada, The St. Lawrence Iroquoians — virtual exhibit about the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, based on the archaeological excavations at the Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha site.




