Sainte-Béatrix is a municipality in the

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geogr ...

region of Quebec, Canada, part of the

Matawinie Regional County Municipality Matawinie () is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500. Subdivisions There are 27 subdivisions within the ...

History

In 1736, Lord Jean d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil receives a lordship that will bear his name. It won't be until 1864 that the municipality of Sainte-Béatrix be officially created by splitting away from the municipality of Sainte-Mélanie.

Louise-Amélie Panet Louise-Amélie Panet (January 27, 1789 – March 24, 1862) was a French Canadian artist, educator and writer living in Lower Canada. Life The daughter of judge Pierre-Louis Panet and Marie-Anne Cerré, she was born in Quebec City and was educate ...

and her husband William Bent Berczy are considered to be the founders of Sainte-Béatrix.

Demographics

Population

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1041 (total dwellings: 1300)

Language

Mother tongue:Statistics Canada 2021 Census
Sainte-Béatrix community profile
/ref> * English as first language: 2.3% * French as first language: 95.1% * English and French as first language: 0.9% * Other as first language: 1.4%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec.

operates francophone public schools, including: * École Panet The

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, , CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language schools from eight former school boards were amalg ...

operates anglophone public schools, including: * Joliette Elementary School in

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Joliette High School Joliette High School (JHS, ) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. , it had about 265 students. Attendance boundary Ar ...

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Notable people

Canadian artist Céline Boucher was born in Sainte-Béatrix.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sainte-Beatrix, Quebec Incorporated places in Lanaudière Municipalities in Quebec Matawinie Regional County Municipality