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Sainte-Hénédine is a parish municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,440 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Sainte-Hénédine
Parish municipality
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM
Sainte-Hénédine
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°33′N 70°59′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorYvon Asselin
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total51.20 km2 (19.77 sq mi)
 • Land51.53 km2 (19.90 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,440
 • Density27.9/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 13.3%
 • Dwellings
564
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2R0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 275
Websiteste-henedine.com

It is named after Catherine-Hénédine Dionne, widow of Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau, who owned the two seigneuries from which the territory of Sainte-Hénédine was detached.


History


The parish was first settled in 1852 and became a parish town in 1855.[4]


Demographics


Historical census populations
YearPop.±%
1986 1,226—    
1991 1,225−0.1%
1996 1,175−4.1%
2001 1,168−0.6%
2006 1,073−8.1%
2011 1,212+13.0%
2016 1,271+4.9%
2021 1,440+13.3%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Hénédine had a population of 1,440 living in 544 of its 564 total private dwellings, a change of 13.3% from its 2016 population of 1,271. With a land area of 51.53 km2 (19.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.9/km2 (72.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]


Economy


Most of the residents in Sainte-Hénédine are farmers and mostly focused on dairy farming. A few homes line the main street of the town.


Government


The parish town council consists of 5 councilors and a mayor.[6] As of 2013 the current town council consists of:

The mayor is also a member of the regional county council for la Nouvelle-Beauce.

Services provided by the parish includes:


Buildings


The smallest buildings in the parish are residential homes and are two stories tall. Large structures are usually barns and silos on dairy farms. The largest and tallest building in town is the Sainte-Hénédine Church (Église Sainte-Hénédine). This is second church built (first in the 1800s), it was blessed in 1912 and consecrated in 1992.[7]


Transportation



Roads


There are a few key roads within the parish:

The parish is short distance from Quebec Autoroute 73, which travels north toe Quebec City.


Air


There are no airports in parish, the closest are Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport and Québec/Lac Saint-Augustin Water Airport.


Education


The parish has a single elementary school, École la Découverte, with the Commission scolaire de la Beauce-Echemin.[8] For secondary education students are sent to Polyvalente Benoît-Vachon in Sainte-Marie.

Bibliothèque de Quebec has branch in Sainte-Hénédine, Bibliothèque La Détente, providing public library access to parish residents.


References


  1. "Reference number 56212 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 26040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Hénédine, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Municipalité de Sainte-Hénédine - Histoire". ste-henedine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. "Municipalité de Sainte-Hénédine - Membres du conseil". ste-henedine.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.
  7. "Musique et musiciens / Music and musicians".
  8. http://ladecouverte.csbe.qc.ca/


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