Sainte-Marguerite-Marie

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Sainte-Marguerite-Marie
Municipality
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Sainte-Marguerite-Marie
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°19′N 67°05′W / 48.317°N 67.083°W / 48.317; -67.083Coordinates: 48°19′N 67°05′W / 48.317°N 67.083°W / 48.317; -67.083[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matapédia
Settled 1915
Constituted January 1, 1957
Government[2]
  Mayor Marlène Landry
  Fed. riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
  Total 85.90 km2 (33.17 sq mi)
  Land 85.19 km2 (32.89 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 203
  Density 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 8.6%
  Dwellings 93
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 2Y0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes

Sainte-Marguerite-Marie is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality. It was known as Sainte-Marguerite until October 30, 2010.[1]

The municipality had a population of 203 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Canada Census data before 2001:[6]

  • Population in 1996: 235 (-9.6% from 1991)
  • Population in 1991: 260

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Marlène Landry
  • Councillors: David Pelletier, Claudette Aubé, Nicole Lejeune, Sylvain Carrier, Jimmy Corbin, Line Landry

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sainte-Marguerite-Marie (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-01. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sainte-Marguerite-Marie". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-02-01. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sainte-Marguerite-Marie census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-31. 
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-01. 
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-01. 
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996 census



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