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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
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Saint-Anicet Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Alain Castagner
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi)
• Land	135.33 km2 (52.25 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[citation needed]
• 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)	J0S 1M0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132
Website	www.stanicet.com

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

Historical Census Data - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[8]

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[8]
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.[9]

Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,[10] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.[11]

See also

• Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
• La Guerre River
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• 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.

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