Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
| Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac | |
|---|---|
| Parish municipality | |
 Location within Mékinac RCM. |
|
 Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
|
|
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 72°46′W / 46.817°N 72.767°WCoordinates: 46°49′N 72°46′W / 46.817°N 72.767°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
|
| Province |
 Quebec
|
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Mékinac |
| Constituted | November 2, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Dessureault |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Laviolette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 155.50 km2 (60.04 sq mi) |
| • Land | 144.59 km2 (55.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 438 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 35.2% |
| • Dwellings | 301 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0X 2E0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 155 Route 159
|
| Website | www.stroch demekinac.com |
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec in Canada.
Municipal territory covers both side of Saint-Maurice River. The village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at the top of a hill on Eastern side of Saint-Maurice River.
The Saint-Roch parish was named in honour of Roch of Montpellier. The term is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 227 (total dwellings: 301)
Mother tongue:
...
Wikipedia