Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham | |
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Location within Drummond RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 72°35′W / 45.933°N 72.583°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Drummond |
| Constituted | July 13, 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Line Fréchette |
| • Federal riding | Drummond |
| • Prov. riding | Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.80 km2 (22.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,384 |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 536 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-143 |
| Website | www.st-majorique degrantham.qc.ca |
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,384.
The name Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham was chosen in honor of father Majorique-Pierre Marchand who was put in charge of a commission to verify the merits of the residents request to have their own parish separated from the rest of Grantham. The Grantham section was put to emphasize the fact that it was formerly a section of that municipality.