Valcourt
Township municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Valcourt is located in Southern Quebec
Valcourt
Valcourt
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W / 45.500°N 72.350°W / 45.500; -72.350[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Val-Saint-François
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorPatrice Desmarais
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingRichmond
Area
[2][3]
 • Total80.60 km2 (31.12 sq mi)
 • Land80.57 km2 (31.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,047
 • Density13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 2.1%
 • Dwellings
483
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 2L0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-222
R-243
Websitewww.cantonvalcourt.qc.ca

Valcourt is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Valcourt (township), Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,118—    
1996 1,030−7.9%
2001 978−5.0%
2006 1,025+4.8%
2011 1,047+2.1%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Valcourt had a population of 1,029 living in 461 of its 493 total private dwellings, a change of -1.4% from its 2016 population of 1,044. With a land area of 80.39 km2 (31.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,010 97.1%
English only 20 1.9%
English and French 5 0.5%
Non-official languages 5 0.5%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64772". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valcourt (township) (Code 2442060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.




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