Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec

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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Former parish municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is located in Eastern Quebec
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°21′N 70°00′W / 47.350°N 70.000°W / 47.350; -70.000[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
CityLa Pocatière
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
DissolvedSeptember 3, 2025
Named afterseigneury of la Pocatière[1]
Government
  Fed. ridingCôte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
  Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
  Total
79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi)
  Land54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Population
  Total
1,597
  Density29.2/km2 (76/sq mi)
  Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 2.4%
  Dwellings
717
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418, 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

R-132
R-230
Websitewww.ste-anne-de-la-pocatiere.com

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an la pɔkatjɛʁ]) is a former parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

In 2025, it merged with La Pocatière and Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière had a population of 1,597 living in 681 of its 717 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 1,636. With a land area of 54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.2/km2 (75.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1861 3,406    
1871 3,134−8.0%
1881 2,878−8.2%
1891 2,734−5.0%
1901 2,434−11.0%
1911 2,412−0.9%
1921 2,885+19.6%
1931 3,063+6.2%
YearPop.±%
1941 3,368+10.0%
1951 3,660+8.7%
1956 4,073+11.3%
1961 1,173−71.2%
1966 1,274+8.6%
1971 1,007−21.0%
1976 1,112+10.4%
1981 1,566+40.8%
YearPop.±%
1986 1,758+12.3%
1991 1,983+12.8%
1996 1,862−6.1%
2001 1,889+1.5%
2006 1,843−2.4%
2011 1,717−6.8%
2016 1,636−4.7%
2021 1,597−2.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Government

  • Mayor: Jean-François Pelletier
  • Councillors: Sylvain Dorion, Carole Lévesque, Pascale G. Malenfant, Josée Michaud, Natasha Pelletier, Annie Sénéchal

Notable people

See also

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