Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, Quebec

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Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg
Parish municipality
Landscape of St-Jean-de-Cherbourg.
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°07′W / 48.850°N 67.117°W / 48.850; -67.117Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°07′W / 48.850°N 67.117°W / 48.850; -67.117[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matanie
Settled 1930
Constituted May 1, 1954
Government[2]
  Mayor Jocelyn Bergeron
  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
  Total 112.90 km2 (43.59 sq mi)
  Land 114.05 km2 (44.03 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 193
  Density 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 11.5%
  Dwellings 109
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 2R0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes

Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matanie Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population

Census data before 2001:[6]

  • Population in 1996: 239 (+3.9% from 1991)
  • Population in 1991: 230

See also

References

  1. Reference number 56875 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-20. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-20. 
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-20. 
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-20. 
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996




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