Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°04′N 72°38′W / 46.067°N 72.633°W / 46.067; -72.633^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionCentre-du-QuébecRCMNicolet-YamaskaConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]^[3]

• MayorRaymond Lemaire • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour • Prov. ridingNicolet-BécancourArea

^[2]^[4]

• Total71.70 km² (27.68 sq mi) • Land71.97 km² (27.79 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation

(2011)^[4]

• Total737 • Density10.2/km² (26/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

10.7% • Dwellings

308Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0G 1V0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-255Websitewww.saint-zephirin.ca

Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ zefiʁɛ̃ də kuʁval]) is a parish municipality located in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 737.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval had a population of 707 living in 291 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 700. With a land area of 71.94 km² (27.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km² (25.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	737	10.7%
2006	825	0.0%
2001	825	3.6%
1996	796	0.9%
1991	789	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[7]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	805	97.58%
English only	10	1.21%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	1.21%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57791". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
^ ^a ^b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Quebec