Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec

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Not to be confused with Rivière-à-Pierre and Mont-Saint-Pierre, which historically was also once known as Rivière-à-Pierre.
Mont-Saint-Pierre
Village municipality
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Mont-Saint-Pierre
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°49′W / 49.217°N 65.817°W / 49.217; -65.817Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°49′W / 49.217°N 65.817°W / 49.217; -65.817[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM La Haute-Gaspésie
Settled 1858
Constituted January 1, 1947
Government[2]
 • Mayor Lynda Laflamme
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Gaspé
Area[2][3]
 • Total 51.50 km2 (19.88 sq mi)
 • Land 53.20 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 192
 • Density 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 16.5%
 • Dwellings 130
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0E 1V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Census profile 2404015[3]
MAMROT info 04015[2]
Toponymie info 42208[1]
Website www.mont-saint-pierre.ca

Mont-Saint-Pierre is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

The village is located at the foot of the eponymous Mount Saint-Pierre. This 411 metres (1,348 ft) high mount juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, separating Cove Mont-Louis from Cove Mont-Saint-Pierre, into which the Mont-Saint-Pierre River flows. The place was formerly called Rivière-à-Pierre.[1]

The 2006 census there were 230 inhabitants.

Mont-Saint-Pierre is well known for hang-gliding and paragliding, and home to the Mont-Saint-Pierre Ecological Reserve. The Festival of Free Flight (Fête de Vol Libre) is held each year since 1978.

History

Permanent settlement occurred in 1858. Its post office opened in 1904. In 1947, the village was incorporated when it separated from Mont-Louis.[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Mont-Saint-Pierre community profile
 201120062001

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

192 (-16.5% from 2006)
53.20 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
3.6 /km2 (9.3 /sq mi)
58.2 (M: 56.0, F: 60.0)
130
$.N/A

230 (-3.8% from 2001)
53.20 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
4.3 /km2 (11 /sq mi)
52.0 (M: 50.2, F: 53.5)
138
$.N/A

239 (-17.0% from 1996)
53.20 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
4.5 /km2 (12 /sq mi)
47.4 (M: 44.5, F: 50.5)
144
$.N/A

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec[6]
Year Pop.  ±%  
1991 273—    
Year Pop.  ±%  
1996 288+5.5%
Year Pop.  ±%  
2001 239−17.0%
Year Pop.  ±%  
2006 230−3.8%
Year Pop.  ±%  
2011 192−16.5%

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Reference number 42208 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mont-Saint-Pierre". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "(Code 2404015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Rivière-à-Claude Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
   Mont-Saint-Pierre  
Mont-Albert


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