Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec

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Sainte-Madeleine-
de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Municipality
Manche-d'Épée
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Sainte-Madeleine-de-
la-Rivière-Madeleine
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W / 49.233; -65.300Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W / 49.233; -65.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM La Haute-Gaspésie
Constituted February 27, 1915
Government[2]
 • Mayor Joël Côté
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Gaspé
Area[2][3]
 • Total 262.30 km2 (101.27 sq mi)
 • Land 264.42 km2 (102.09 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 334
 • Density 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 10.5%
 • Dwellings 298
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0E 1P0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.gaspesie.net/
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Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.

The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec community profile
 201120062001

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

334 (-10.5% from 2006)
262.42 km2 (101.32 sq mi)
1.3 /km2 (3.4 /sq mi)
58.6 (M: 58.5, F: 58.8)
298
$29,118

373 (-12.2% from 2001)
264.42 km2 (102.09 sq mi)
1.4 /km2 (3.6 /sq mi)
55.8 (M: 55.2, F: 56.6)
237
$31,267

425 (-11.8% from 1996)
264.42 km2 (102.09 sq mi)
1.6 /km2 (4.1 /sq mi)
51.5 (M: 52.1, F: 51.0)
283
$22,019

Notes: Population in 1996: 482[4] (-11.4% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 544[4] – References: 2011[3] 2006[5] 2001[6]
Lighthouse in Madeleine-Centre

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56260 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine". 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 "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-15. 
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis Grande-Vallée
   Ste-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine  
Mont-Albert Collines-du-Basque


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