Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus
parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus (French pronunciation: [sakʁe kœʁ də ʒezy]) is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 536 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
The municipality of East Broughton forms an enclave in the territory of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus.
History
English settlers arrived in 1820. In 1871, the Parish of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus was founded. In 1881, the Quebec Central Railway was completed, resulting in increased development of the area.
Although a municipal organization was set up in 1889 and its first mayor elected in 1890, it wasn't until 1902 that the Parish Municipality of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus was officially approved.
Over time, several other municipalities split off from Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus: East Broughton in 1908, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce in 1938, and East Broughton Station in 1954.
Demographics
Population
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus had a population of 536 living in 223 of its 277 total private dwellings, a change of 2.9% from its 2016 population of 521. With a land area of 104.73 km2 (40.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.3/sq mi) in 2021.
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