Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Le Val-Saint-François, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 19,355 persons representing 62.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,825 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,860 persons, representing 28.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 75 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 75 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 45 persons representing 0.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 12,145 persons representing 39.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 8,080 persons representing 26.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,250 persons representing 13.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Val-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Val-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 12,145 | 39.4 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 8,080 | 26.2 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 4,250 | 13.8 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 2,840 | 9.2 | 4 | 48.0 |
| Irish | 2,045 | 6.6 | 5 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Val-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Val-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 29,955 | 100.0 | ... | 41.7 | 30,835 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 170 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 31.2 | 340 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 7.4 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 27.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 5.9 | ... |
| Black | 45 | 0.2 | 29.4 | 36.5 | 75 | 0.2 | 22.1 | 25.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 75 | 0.2 | 22.1 | 39.2 |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 28.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 29.0 |
| Latin American | 35 | 0.1 | 20.6 | 35.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 34.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 25.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 45.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 5.9 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... |
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