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Parisville, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°31′N 72°04′W / 46.517°N 72.067°W / 46.517; -72.067[1]
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Parisville
Municipalité de Parisville
Motto(s): 
S'unir pour grandir
("Unite to Grow")
Location within Bécancour RCM
Location within Bécancour RCM
Parisville is located in Southern Quebec
Parisville
Parisville
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°31′N 72°04′W / 46.517°N 72.067°W / 46.517; -72.067[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMBécancour
ConstitutedMarch 18, 1901
Government
 • MayorMaurice Grimard
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 (2021)[3][4]
 • Total
35.90 km2 (13.86 sq mi)
 • Land35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
396
 • Density11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 25.3%
 • Dwellings
198
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-226
R-265
Websitewww.municipalite.
parisville.qc.ca

Parisville (French pronunciation: [paʁivil]) is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Despite being a parish municipality rather than an ordinary municipality, its website refers to it as simply "Municipalité de Parisville" rather than "municipalité de paroisse de Parisville".

Demographics

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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Parisville had a population of 396 living in 179 of its 198 total private dwellings, a change of -25.3% from its 2016 population of 530. With a land area of 35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.1/km2 (28.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Parisville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177282". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  3. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 38055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  4. ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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