Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Located between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake, it is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
Municipality
Ste-Thérèse-
de-la-Gatineau
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°18′N 75°52′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1946
Government
[2]
 • MayorRoch Carpentier
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total79.40 km2 (30.66 sq mi)
 • Land61.68 km2 (23.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total588
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
 13.1%
 • Dwellings
534
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 2X0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.sainte-therese-de-la-gatineau.ca

It takes its name from the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, formed in 1934, which in turn was named after Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873–1897).[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 588 (13.1% increase from 2016)
  • Population in 2016: 520 (1.1% decrease from 2011)
  • Population in 2011: 526 (57.0% increase from 2006)
  • Population in 2006: 335 (11.1% decrease from 2001)
  • Population in 2001: 377
  • Population in 1996: 411
  • Population in 1991: 380

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 288

Languages:

  • French as first language: 100%

References
  1. Reference number 56439 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 83055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Sainte-therese&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052483055
  4. "Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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