Lac-Sergent

Lac-Sergent
City
Flag of Lac-Sergent
Flag
Coat of arms of Lac-Sergent
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Vivre en harmonie (Living in Harmony)
Location within Portneuf RCM
Location within Portneuf RCM
Lac-Sergent is located in Central Quebec
Lac-Sergent
Lac-Sergent
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°51′N 71°44′W / 46.850°N 71.733°W / 46.850; -71.733[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
ConstitutedFebruary 25, 1921
Government
[2]
 • Mayor-
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
 • Land3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
541
 • Density145.3/km2 (376/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 8.9%
 • Dwellings
432
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-367
Websitewww.villelacsergent.com

Lac-Sergent (French pronunciation: [lak sɛʁʒɑ̃]) is a village situated alongshore Sergent Lake in Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Quebec City.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Sergent had a population of 541 living in 263 of its 432 total private dwellings, a change of 8.9% from its 2016 population of 497. With a land area of 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 145.4/km2 (376.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 541 (2016 to 2021 population change: 8.9%)
  • Population in 2016: 497
  • Population in 2011: 466
  • Population in 2006: 423
  • Population in 2001: 239
  • Population in 1996: 198
  • Population in 1991: 219

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.4%
  • French as first language: 97.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

List of mayors

  • Charles-Eugène Côté (1921-1923)
  • Fortunat Gingras (1923-1935)
  • J.-Émilius Garon (1935-1937)
  • Célestin Côté (1937-1938)
  • Robert Côté (1938-1940)
  • Lucien Plamondon (1940-1945)
  • Germain Gastonguay (1945-1946)
  • A.-Frédéric Mercier (1946-1948)
  • J.-Arthur Verrault (1948-1954)
  • Émile Dion (1954-1957)
  • J.-François Pinet (1957-1960)
  • H.-Paul Cantin (1960-1969)
  • Zéphirin A. Paquet (1969-1981)
  • François Desrochers (1981-1985)
  • Laurent Langlois (1985-1993)
  • Yvan Pacaud (1993-1997)
  • Jacques Pinet (1997-2000)
  • Guy Beaudoin (2000-2005)
  • Denis Racine (2005-2016)

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33355". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Sergent Archived 2015-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "2021 Community profiles - Lac-Sergent". Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census