Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec

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Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
Municipality
The abbey at Saint-Benoît-du-Lac.
The abbey at Saint-Benoît-du-Lac.
Location within Memphrémagog RCM.
Location within Memphrémagog RCM.
St-Benoît-du-Lac is located in Southern Quebec
St-Benoît-du-Lac
St-Benoît-du-Lac
Location in southern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Memphrémagog
Constituted March 16, 1939
Government[2][3]
 • Administrator Père André Laberge
 • Federal riding Brome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. riding Orford
Area[2][4]
 • Total 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
 • Land 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 50
 • Density 21.0/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.2%
 • Dwellings 0
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 2M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways No major routes
Website www.st-benoit-du-lac.com

Saint-Benoît-du-Lac is a community of 50 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. It only comprises an abbey, a cheese making facility, and its immediate surrounding lands.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 50 Increase 4.2%
2006 48 Increase 2.1%
2001 47 Decrease 11.3%
1996 53 Decrease 7.0%
1991 57 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 40 72.7%
English only 10 18.2%
Non-official languages 5 9.1%

See also

References

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External links


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Austin
Austin Lake Memphremagog / Magog
  Saint-Benoît-du-Lac  
Austin Lake Memphremagog / Stanstead (township)


  1. ↑ Reference number 55736 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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