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.Geography
Municipal territory covers both side of Saint-Maurice River, including a small portion of La Mauricie National Park. The village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at the top of a hill on Eastern side of Saint-Maurice River.Toponymy
The 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.Demographics
| Year | Population | Variation | Median age |
| 2011 | 438 | +35,2 % | 55,6 years |
| 2006 | 324 | +5,9 % | |
| 2001 | 306 | +2,7 % | |
| 1996 | 298 | +2,0 % | |
| 1991 | 292 | – | |
| 1986 | – | – | |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 227
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3%
