Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier facts for kids

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City
Church and river in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
Coat of arms
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM.
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Location in Central Quebec
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Area
• Total	122.70 km2 (47.37 sq mi)
• Land	120.70 km2 (46.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	8,442
• Density	69.9/km2 (181/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.6%
• Dwellings	3,407
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G3N
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 367 Route 369

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t katʁin də la ʒak kaʁtje]) is a town in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. The Jacques-Cartier River passes through the city.

Local attractions include bicycle paths, the Anne-Hébert Social and Cultural Centre, the Ice Hotel and the Duchesnay Inn. The city also has a youth centre and an elementary school with three buildings.

The city is named after Catherine Nau de La Boissière et de Fossambault, a noblewoman of New France.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier had a population of 8,442 living in 3,298 of its 3,407 total private dwellings, a change of 9.6% from its 2016 population of 7,706. With a land area of 120.7 km² (46.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.9/km² (181/sq mi) in 2021.

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 2.0%
• French as first language: 96.0%
• English and French as first language: 0.9%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

See also

In Spanish: Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier para niños