Sainte-Hedwidge, Quebec

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Sainte-Hedwidge
Municipality
Sainte-Hedwidge
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W / 48.483°N 72.350°W / 48.483; -72.350Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W / 48.483°N 72.350°W / 48.483; -72.350[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled 1887
Constituted March 10, 1909
Government[2]
  Mayor Gilles Toulouse
  Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
  Total 475.50 km2 (183.59 sq mi)
  Land 459.25 km2 (177.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 824
  Density 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Increase 0.5%
  Dwellings 576
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0W 2R0
Area code(s) 418 and 581

Sainte-Hedwidge is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The community is also known as Sainte-Hedwidge-de-Roberval.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 824 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 820
  • Population in 2001: 843
  • Population in 1996: 863
  • Population in 1991: 879

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 362 (total dwellings: 576)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.2%

References

  1. Reference number 56194 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: Sainte-Hedwidge
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Sainte-Hedwidge census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Sainte-Hedwidge community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 




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