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Saint-Barnabé, Quebec

Saint-Barnabé
Parish municipality
Saint-Barnabé Nord.jpg
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Saint-Barnabé is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Barnabé
Saint-Barnabé
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°24′N 72°53′W / 46.400°N 72.883°W / 46.400; -72.883Coordinates: 46°24′N 72°53′W / 46.400°N 72.883°W / 46.400; -72.883
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Mauricie
RCM Maskinongé
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government
 • Mayor René Bourassa
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Maskinongé
Area
 • Total 59.20 km2 (22.86 sq mi)
 • Land 59.07 km2 (22.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,179
 • Density 20.0/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.3%
 • Dwellings 549
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0X 2K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 153
Route 351

Saint-Barnabé, also known as Saint-Barnabé-Nord, is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The Mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Saint-Barnabé has had fifty mayors.

Officially, municipal elections in Saint-Barnabé are on a non-partisan basis.





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