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Saint-Pacôme

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

47°24′N 69°57′W / 47.400°N 69.950°W / 47.400; -69.950^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMKamouraskaConstitutedJanuary 5, 1980Government

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• MayorLouise Chamberland • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Prov. ridingCôte-du-SudArea

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• Total29.40 km² (11.35 sq mi) • Land29.06 km² (11.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total1,806 • Density62.1/km² (161/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

13.0% • Dwellings

748Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0L 3X0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

A-20 (TCH)

R-230Websitewww.st-pacome.ca

Saint-Pacôme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pakom]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Saint-Pacome Catholic Church is located in the town.^[4]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,806	13.0%
2016	1,598	3.6%
2011	1,658	1.6%
2006	1,685	1.2%
2001	1,706	5.2%
1996	1,799	4.3%
1991	1,880	6.7%
1986	2,015	1.0%
1981	1,996	N/A

Government

Governing body

Mayor: Louise Chamberland
Councillors: Cédric Valois-Mercier, Jennifer Ouellet, Virginie St-Pierre-Gagné, Annick D'Amours, Benoît Harton, Chantal Boily

Political representation

**Saint-Pâcome federal election results**^[6]
	Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
2021	15%	107	47%	337	32%	234	4%	32	0%	0
2019	16%	137	39%	328	34%	290	9%	73	2%	13
2015	26%	155	26%	157	17%	101	28%	171	3%	16
2011	2%	19	29%	223	28%	219	39%	300	2%	17
2008	8%	58	22%	162	64%	476	4%	29	1%	11
2006	6%	41	18%	137	67%	497	5%	34	4%	32
2004	19%	141	4%	32	73%	541	2%	12	2%	13

**Saint-Pacôme provincial election results**^[7]
	CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
2022	40%	238	7%	41	13%	81	19%	116
2018	52%	461	18%	164	13%	119	15%	130
2014	27%	251	31%	294	10%	97	29%	269
2012	27%	229	22%	184	4%	32	44%	367

Saint-Pacôme forms part of the federal electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and has been represented by Bernard Généreux of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Saint-Pacôme is part of the Côte-du-Sud electoral district and is represented by Mathieu Rivest of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2022.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98679". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052414070&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-pacome ^{[bare URL]}
^ Eglise de Saint-Pacome Church
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 2508)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 3, 2023.