Saint-Jacques (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak] (listen)) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Jacques
Municipality
Old post office
Location within Montcalm RCM
Saint-Jacques Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Constituted	May 20, 1998
Government [2]
• Mayor	Josyanne Forest
• Federal riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi)
• Land	67.17 km2 (25.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,302
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.3%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2R0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[4]	Route 158 Route 341
Website	www.st-jacques.org

Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2021: 4302 (2016 to 2021 population change: 8.3%)
• Population in 2016: 3971
• Population in 2011: 4021
• Population in 2006: 3706
• Population in 2001: 3692
• Population total in 1996: 3815
  • Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
  • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
• Population in 1991:
  • Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
  • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1892 (total dwellings: 1939)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.5%
• French as first language: 98.8%
• English and French as first language: 0.4%
• Other as first language: 0.3%

Education

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:

• École de Grand-Pré[6]
• École Saint-Louis-de-France[7]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[9]

References

External links

• Media related to Saint-Jacques, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons