Baie-des-Sables, Quebec

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Baie-des-Sables
Municipality
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Baie-des-Sables
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°43′N 67°51′W / 48.717°N 67.850°W / 48.717; -67.850Coordinates: 48°43′N 67°51′W / 48.717°N 67.850°W / 48.717; -67.850[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matanie
Constituted January 1, 1859
Government[2]
 • Mayor Denis Santerre
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
 • Total 64.80 km2 (25.02 sq mi)
 • Land 65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 609
 • Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings 277
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 1C0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Route 297

Baie-des-Sables is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

Its elevation is 577 ft.[citation needed]

Demographics

Canada census – Baie-des-Sables, Quebec community profile
 201120062001

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:

609 (-0.8% from 2006)
65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
9.3 /km2 (24 /sq mi)
48.5 (M: 47.5, F: 48.96)
277
$48,415

614 (-6.1% from 2001)
65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
9.4 /km2 (24 /sq mi)
45.9 (M: 46.0, F: 45.8)
327
$38,832

654 (-0.5% from 1996)
65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
10.0 /km2 (26 /sq mi)
43.0 (M: 42.8, F: 43.4)
321
$33,373

Notes: Population in 1996: 657[4] (-5.9% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 698[4] – References: 2011[3] 2006[5] 2001[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 3060 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Baie-des-Sables". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Baie-des-Sables census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18. 
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 
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