Postal Code: J0K 1G0

Berthierville
City
Coat of arms
Location within D'Autray RCM
Berthierville Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°05′N 73°11′W / 46.083°N 73.183°W / 46.083; -73.183
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	D'Autray
Constituted	April 14, 1852
Government
• Mayor	Pierre Lahaie
• Federal riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area
• Total	7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
• Land	6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,091
• Density	596.8/km2 (1,546/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.1%
• Dwellings	2,007
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-40	R-138 R-158
Website	www.ville.berthierville.qc.ca

Berthierville (/ˈbɛərtjeɪvɪl/; French pronunciation: [bɛʁtjevil]; also called Berthier-en-haut, and legally called Berthier before 1942) is a town located between Montreal and Trois-Rivières on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Berthierville is the seat of D'Autray Regional County Municipality, and is served by Autoroute 40, and is the junction of Routes 138 and 158. It is surrounded by the parish municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier.

The Marie Reine du Canada Pilgrimage column stops at the church of Sainte-Geneviève de Berthierville for Mass on the first day of its three-day walk from Lanoraie to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Berthierville had a population of 4,386 living in 2,166 of its 2,225 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 4,189. With a land area of 6.77 km² (2.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 647.9/km² (1,677.9/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend:

• Population in 2011: 4091 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.1%)
• Population in 2006: 4007
• Population in 2001: 3939
• Population in 1996: 3952
• Population in 1991: 3854

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.3%
• French as first language: 96.5%
• English and French as first language: 0.3%
• Other as first language: 3.0%

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Centre de services scolaire des Samares, formerly the Commission scolaire des Samares, operates francophone public schools, including:

• École secondaire Pierre-de-Lestage
• École du Chemin-du-Roy
  • pavillon maternelle Sainte-Geneviève
  • pavillon Sainte-Geneviève
  • pavillon Saint-Joseph
• École de l'Île Saint-Ignace (currently in Berthierville)

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
• Joliette High School in Joliette

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