Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay, Quebec

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Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay
Municipality
Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W / 48.983°N 72.283°W / 48.983; -72.283Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W / 48.983°N 72.283°W / 48.983; -72.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled 1895
Constituted November 14, 1923
Government[2]
  Mayor Françoise Boudreault
  Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
  Total 86.40 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
  Land 86.69 km2 (33.47 sq mi)
  There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 546
  Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 4.5%
  Dwellings 222
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0W 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581

Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The municipality had a population of 546 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to 1997 it was known simply as Saint-Eugène.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 546 (2006 to 2011 population change: -4.5 %)
  • Population in 2006: 572
  • Population in 2001: 608
  • Population in 1996: 651
  • Population in 1991: 692

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 209 (total dwellings: 222)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

  1. Reference number 335970 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay
  3. 3.0 3.1 'Argentenay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= "Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. 'Argentenay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= "Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 



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