Saint-Prime, Quebec

Saint-Prime
Municipality

The church of Saint-Prime
Motto: Je cultive, Dieu fait croître ("I cultivate, God makes it grow")
Saint-Prime

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°35′N 72°20′W / 48.583°N 72.333°W / 48.583; -72.333Coordinates: 48°35′N 72°20′W / 48.583°N 72.333°W / 48.583; -72.333[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled 1862
Constituted June 29, 1968
Government[2]
 • Mayor Bernard Généreux
 • Federal riding Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
 • Total 160.70 km2 (62.05 sq mi)
 • Land 147.16 km2 (56.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,758
 • Density 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Increase 3.6%
 • Dwellings 1,216
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G8J 1T2
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.saint-prime.ca

Saint-Prime is a municipality in Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The municipality had a population of 2,758 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 147.16 km2.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,094 (total dwellings: 1,216)

Mother tongue:[5]

Climate

Saint-Prime has a humid continental climate[6] that is some way above the subarctic classification due to its warm summers. Winters, however, are very cold and the seasonal differences are severe, although not extreme by Canadian or Quebec standards. Precipitation levels are high, bringing lots of snowfall in winter, but are by no means extreme compared to adjacent areas.

Climate data for Saint-Prime
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14
(57)		 11
(52)		 17.5
(63.5)		 29
(84)		 34
(93)		 37
(99)		 36.5
(97.7)		 34.5
(94.1)		 35.5
(95.9)		 25.5
(77.9)		 21
(70)		 11.5
(52.7)		 37
(99)
Average high °C (°F) −10.1
(13.8)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 7.7
(45.9)		 16.6
(61.9)		 22.2
(72)		 24.4
(75.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 18.1
(64.6)		 10.1
(50.2)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −6.1
(21)		 8.2
(46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.0
(1.4)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 2.3
(36.1)		 10.1
(50.2)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.4
(65.1)		 17.1
(62.8)		 12.1
(53.8)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 2.5
(36.5)
Average low °C (°F) −23.1
(−9.6)		 −20.8
(−5.4)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 3.5
(38.3)		 9.4
(48.9)		 12.3
(54.1)		 10.9
(51.6)		 6.8
(44.2)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −16.7
(1.9)		 −3.3
(26.1)
Record low °C (°F) −44.5
(−48.1)		 −41.5
(−42.7)		 −37.5
(−35.5)		 −27
(−17)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 2
(36)		 −1
(30)		 −7
(19)		 −10
(14)		 −26.5
(−15.7)		 −44.5
(−48.1)		 −44.5
(−48.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 55.3
(2.177)		 46.1
(1.815)		 50.0
(1.969)		 57.7
(2.272)		 65.4
(2.575)		 75.9
(2.988)		 118.3
(4.657)		 79.2
(3.118)		 84.2
(3.315)		 64.3
(2.531)		 72.7
(2.862)		 64.2
(2.528)		 833.2
(32.803)
Source: [7]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57543 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Prime
  3. 1 2 "Saint-Prime census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Saint-Prime community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  6. ↑ "St. Prime, Quebec Climate Summary". Weatherbase. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "St. Prime Quebec Temperature Averages". Weatherbase. Retrieved 15 June 2015.


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Félicien
Lac-Ashuapmushuan Lac Saint-Jean
Mashteuiatsh
   Saint-Prime  
Sainte-Hedwidge Roberval


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