Saint-Zénon
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saint-Zénon
| official_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Église de Saint-Zénon.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| flag_size = 120x100px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x90px
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_map = Saint-Zénon Quebec location diagram.png
| map_caption = Location within Matawinie RCM.
| pushpin_map = Canada Central Quebec
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Quebec.
| coordinates = {{coord|46|33|N|73|49|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Lanaudière
| subdivision_type3 = RCM
| subdivision_name3 = Matawinie
| established_title = Settled
| established_date =
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = October 7, 1895
| established_title2 =
| established_date2 =
| named_for = Zeno of Verona
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Karl Lacouvée
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Joliette
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Berthier
| area_footnotes = Statistics Canada 2021 Census - [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint-Zenon&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052462080 Saint-Zénon census profile]
| area_total_km2 = 492.20
| area_land_km2 = 460.41
| area_water_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1317
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 2.9
| population_blank1_title= Pop 2016-2021
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 17.6%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 1347
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = J0K 3N0
| area_code = 450 and 579
| blank_name = Highways
| blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|131}}
| website = {{URL|www.st-zenon.org}}
| footnotes =
}}
Saint-Zénon ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ zenɔ̃}}) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
History
Saint-Zénon was founded in 1895 by Théophile-Stanislas Provost.{{cite web | url=https://lanaudiere.ca/fr/municipalites-lanaudiere/municipalite-de-saint-zenon/ | title=Municipalité de Saint-Zénon }}
Demographics
=Population=
In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Saint-Zénon had a population of 1,317 living in 721 of its 1,357 total dwellings, an 17.6% change from its 2016 population of 1,120. With a land area of {{convert|460.41|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1317|460.41|km2|sqmi}} in 2021.
{{Historical populations|width=60%
| title= Historical Census Data - Saint-Zénon, QuebecStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 3
| 1901 |510
| 1911 |594
| 1921 |867
| 1931 |822
| 1941 |1000
| 1951 |1179
| 1956 |1169
| 1961 |1173
| 1966 |988
| 1971 |814
| 1976 |775
| 1981 |853
| 1986 |882
| 1991 |1067
| 1996 |1146
| 2001 |1180
| 2006 |1379
| 2011 |1250
| 2016 |1120
| 2021 |1317
}}
=Language=
- English as first language: 1.5%
- French as first language: 94.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.8%
- Other as first language: 2.7%
Education
{{expand section|date=September 2017}}
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:
- École Bérard"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=031 Bérard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923193836/http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=031 |date=2017-09-23 }}." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools serving the community at the secondary level, including:
See also
References
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{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Saint-Zénon
| North = Saint-Michel-des-Saints
| Northeast =
| East = Baie-de-la-Bouteille
Mandeville
| Southeast = Saint-Damien
| South = Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie
| Southwest =
| West = Saint-Guillaume-Nord
| Northwest =
| image =
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{{Matawinie RCM|state=expanded}}
{{authority control}}
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Category:Incorporated places in Lanaudière