Saint-Jacques, Quebec

Saint-Jacques is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.

Demographics
Population trend:
 * Population in 2011: 4021 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.5%)
 * Population in 2006: 3706
 * Population in 2001: 3692
 * Population total in 1996: 3815
 * Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
 * Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
 * Population in 1991:
 * Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
 * Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1636 (total dwellings: 1698)

Mother tongue:
 * English as first language: 0.5%
 * French as first language: 98.8%
 * English and French as first language: 0.4%
 * Other as first language: 0.3%

Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:
 * École de Grand-Pré
 * École Saint-Louis-de-France

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
 * Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
 * Joliette High School in Joliette