Sainte-Perpétue () is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 916.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Perpétue had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 916 4.5% 2016 959 2.4% 2011 983 2.5% 2006 959 3.4% 2001 993 3.0% 1996 1,024 1.1% 1991 1,013 1.7% 1986 1,030 0.7% 1981 1,037 1.4% 1976 1,023 3.3% 1971 990 11.5% 1966 1,119 3.5% 1961 1,160 5.8% 1956 1,232 12.9% 1951 1,091 1.5% 1941 1,075 1.3% 1931 1,089 11.6% 1921 1,232 3.9% 1911 1,282 36.5% 1901 939 12.7% 1891 833 79.1% 1881 465 N/A
Mother tongue language (2021)2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Sainte-Perpétue (Centre-du-Québec), Quebec Language Population Pct (%) French only 885 96.7% English only 5 0.5% Both English and French 0 0.0% Other languages 20 2.2%
Attractions A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.
See also List of parish municipalities in Quebec
References
External links Festival du cochon de Sainte-Perpétue