Saint-Paulin, Quebec

{{for|the community of Saint-Paulin-Dalibaire|Les Méchins, Quebec}}

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|settlement_type = Municipality

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|image_caption = Saint-Paulin Church

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|motto = Fierté et Amitié
("Pride and Friendship")

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|map_caption = Location within Maskinongé RCM

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Quebec

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|subdivision_name2 = Mauricie

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|subdivision_name3 = Maskinongé

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|established_title = Settled

|established_date = 1824

|established_title1 = Constituted

|established_date1 = February 27, 1988

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|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Claude Frappier

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|leader_name1 = Berthier—Maskinongé

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|leader_name2 = Maskinongé

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|area_total_km2 = 98.25

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|population_total = 1541

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|timezone = EST

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|postal_code = J0K 3G0

|area_code = 819

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Saint-Paulin ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ polɛ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Fralambert-Saint-Paulin.wav}}) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

In addition to the namesake main population centre, the municipality also include the village of Hunterstown ({{Coord|46|26|47|N|73|0|58|W|display=inline|region:CA-QC}},{{Cite cgndb |EMXOG |Hunterstown |access-date=11 November 2024}} named after Peter Hunter), and the hamlet of Renversy ({{Coord|46|23|50|N|73|0|55|W|display=inline|region:CA-QC}}){{Cite cgndb |EHVPC |Renversy |access-date=11 November 2024}}

History

Settlement began in 1824 with the construction of a sawmill in Hunterstown Township, that was already drawn up by 1795 on the Gale and Duberger map. In 1847, the parish of Saint-Paulin was formed when it split off from Saint-Léon-le-Grand. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Paulin was established. In 1860, its post office opened. The village itself separated from the parish municipality in 1924 to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Paulin.

In 1988, the parish and village municipalities, together with the Township Municipality of Hunterstown (formed in 1861), merged to form the current Municipality of Saint-Paulin.

Demographics

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|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

| 1986 |1615

| 1991 |1556

| 1996 |1599

| 2001 |1576

| 2006 |1622

| 2011 |1534

| 2016 |1497

| 2021 |1541

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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 717 (total dwellings: 794)

Mother tongue (2021):

English as first language: 0.7%
French as first language: 98.7%
English and French as first language: 0.3%
Other as first language: 0.3%

Government

List of former mayors:{{cite web |title=Anciens Conseils Municipaux |url=https://www.st-paulin.qc.ca/saint-paulin/histoire/84-saint-paulin/histoire/196-anciens-conseils-municipaux.html |website=www.st-paulin.qc.ca |publisher=Municipalité de Saint-Paulin |access-date=11 November 2024}}