Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec
| Sainte-Perpétue | |
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| Parish municipality | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.PNG) Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. |
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 Sainte-Perpétue
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| Coordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°WCoordinates: 46°05′N 72°28′W / 46.083°N 72.467°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | March 9, 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Line Théroux |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 71.46 km2 (27.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 983 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.5% |
| • Dwellings | 376 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0C 1R0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 259
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Sainte-Perpétue is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, situated along Route 259. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 983.
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A primarily agricultural area, Sainte-Perpétue is best known throughout the province of Quebec for its Festival du cochon (Pig festival), featuring, among other things, several days of live music, a human-versus-pig mud wrestling competition, and a boar catching competition.
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