Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Municipality

Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°WCoordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM Le Rocher-Percé
Constituted September 6, 1930
Government[2]
 • Mayor Léo Lelièvre
 • Federal riding Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. riding Gaspé
Area[2][3]
 • Total 34.60 km2 (13.36 sq mi)
 • Land 33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,055
 • Density 31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.9%
 • Dwellings 470
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0C 3B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.

Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[4]

In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,280—    
1996 1,262−1.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,165−7.7%
2006 1,109−4.8%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,055−4.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,055
 1,040 Steady 0.0% 98.58% 5 Decrease 50.0% 0.47% 5 Increase n/a% 0.47% 5 Decrease 87.5% 0.47%
2006
1,090
 1,040 Decrease 8.8% 95.41% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.92% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 40 Increase n/a% 3.67%
2001
1,150
 1,140 Decrease 10.6% 99.13% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,285
 1,275 n/a 99.22% 10 n/a 0.78% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56436 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census