Saint-Bernard, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Bernard is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,535 as of 2021. Constituted in 1845, it is named after Archbishop Bernard-Claude Panet.
Saint-Bernard | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Saint-Georges street, in the village. | |
 Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. | |
  Saint-Bernard Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 71°08′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | May 9, 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Liboire Lefebvre |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.60 km2 (34.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90.10 km2 (34.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,535 |
| • Density | 28.1/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  9.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,048 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-171 |
| Website | saint-bernard |
The municipality is located on scenic Route 171 in Beauce.
On August 26, 1972, five days after escaping from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul jail in Laval, Quebec, notorious French criminal Jacques Mesrine and his Quebec accomplice Jean-Paul Mercier robbed the Caisse populaire of Saint-Bernard. Ten minutes later, they robbed the caisse of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, for a total of $26,000 that day.[4]
All of the victims of the 1997 Les Éboulements bus accident save one, the bus driver, were senior citizens from Saint-Bernard.[5]
Population Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,535 | 9.2% |
| 2016 | 2,321 | 14.8% |
| 2011 | 2,021 | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,920 |  5.3% |
| 2001 | 2,028 | 0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,023 | 0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,014 | N/A |
Language Mother tongue language (2021)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,425 | 97.4% |
| English only | 5 | 0.2% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.2% |
| Other languages | 50 | 2.0% |
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