Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
Municipality

Location within Les Basques RCM.
Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°00′N 69°03′W / 48.000°N 69.050°WCoordinates: 48°00′N 69°03′W / 48.000°N 69.050°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Les Basques
Constituted January 1, 1865
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Marie Côté
 • Federal riding Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata
—Les Basques
 • Prov. riding Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
 • Total 151.60 km2 (58.53 sq mi)
 • Land 151.02 km2 (58.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,606
 • Density 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.9%
 • Dwellings 740
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0L 3M0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 293
Route 295
Website www.saintjeandedieu.ca

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is a municipality in Quebec. The municipality had a population of 1,606 in the Canada 2011 Census.

The two main settlements within the municipality are the communities of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and La Société. The settlement of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu was counted by Statistics Canada as a designated place in the 2011 census, separately from the boundaries of the municipality as a whole, and had a population of 935.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,893—    
1996 1,828−3.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,768−3.3%
2006 1,671−5.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,606−3.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,570
 1,570 Increase 0.3% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2006
1,580
 1,565 Decrease 8.5% 99.05% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 0.95%
2001
1,710
 1,710 Decrease 0.6% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,765
 1,720 n/a 97.45% 35 n/a 1.98% 10 n/a 0.57% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56877 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 11010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census