Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec

Sainte-Madeleine
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Sainte-Madeleine is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Madeleine
Sainte-Madeleine
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°06′W / 45.600°N 73.100°W / 45.600; -73.100[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Maskoutains
ConstitutedDecember 30, 1919
Named forMary Magdalene[1]
Government
 • MayorMarie-Hélène Demers
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingBorduas
Area
 • Total5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
 • Land5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population
 • Total2,356
 • Density439.8/km2 (1,139/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 8.3%
 • Dwellings
960
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

R-116
R-227
Websitewww.villestemadeleine.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sainte-Madeleine is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,356.

Le Camping Ste-Madeleine, founded in 1967 for visitors to EXPO 67, is the area's principal tourist attraction. The annual musical event, the Festival Country du Camping Sainte-Madeleine, held in late July, attracts approximately 5,000 visitors to the community of 2,356.

Individuals born in Sainte-Madeleine include artist France Jodoin.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Madeleine
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cp2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Boucher, Sarah. De toutes petites histoires / Simple Short Stories. Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke: 2012. Print.