Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Quebec

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.GeographyMunicipal 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.ToponymyThe Saint-Roch parish was named in honour of Roch of Montpellier. The term Mékinac is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.DemographicsPrivate dwellings occupied by usual residents: 227 (total dwellings: 301)Mother tongue: English as first language: 0% French as first language: 97% English and French as first language: 0% Other as first language: 3%