Saint-Prime
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Prime (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁim]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The municipality had a population of 2,760 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and a land area of 147.16 km2.
Saint-Prime | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint-Prime | |
| Motto(s): Je cultive, Dieu fait croître ("I cultivate, God makes it grow") | |
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 Saint-Prime Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′N 72°20′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Settled | 1862 |
| Constituted | June 29, 1968 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marie-Noëlle Bhérer |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Roberval |
| Area | |
• Total | 160.70 km2 (62.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 147.16 km2 (56.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,760 |
| • Density | 18.8/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–11) | 0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,304 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-169 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Summarize
Perspective
Climate
Saint-Prime has a humid continental climate[4] that is some way above the subarctic classification due to its warm summers. Winters, however, are very cold and the seasonal differences are severe, although not extreme by Canadian or Quebec standards. Precipitation levels are high, bringing much snowfall in winter, but are by no means extreme compared to adjacent areas.
| Climate data for Saint-Prime | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
11 (52) |
17.5 (63.5) |
29 (84) |
34 (93) |
37 (99) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21 (70) |
11.5 (52.7) |
37 (99) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−27 (−17) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2 (36) |
−1 (30) |
−7 (19) |
−10 (14) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 55.3 (2.18) |
46.1 (1.81) |
50.0 (1.97) |
57.7 (2.27) |
65.4 (2.57) |
75.9 (2.99) |
118.3 (4.66) |
79.2 (3.12) |
84.2 (3.31) |
64.3 (2.53) |
72.7 (2.86) |
64.2 (2.53) |
833.2 (32.80) |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2021: 2,760 (2016 to 2021 population change: 0.3%)
- Population in 2016: 2,753
- Population in 2011: 2,758
- Population in 2006: 2,661
- Population in 2001: 2,702
- Population in 1996: 2,685
- Population in 1991: 2,522
- Population in 1986: 2,499
- Population in 1981: 2,522
- Population in 1976: 2,266
- Population in 1971: 2,350
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,178 (total dwellings: 1,304)
Mother tongue:[7]
- English as first language: 0.4%
- French as first language: 98.4%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 1.1%
See also
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