Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡabʁijɛl lalmɑ̃]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. The municipality is named for St. Gabriel Lalemant, one of the Canadian Martyrs.
Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant Church | |
 Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
  Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′N 69°56′W / 47.383°N 69.933°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Constituted | May 27, 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilles DesRosiers |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.80 km2 (30.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 77.92 km2 (30.09 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 660 |
| • Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.8% |
| • Dwellings | 359 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant had a population of 660 living in 315 of its 369 total private dwellings, a change of -7.8% from its 2016 population of 716. With a land area of 77.92 km2 (30.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.5/km2 (21.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 660 | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 716 | 10.4% |
| 2011 | 799 |  1.4% |
| 2006 | 788 | 8.3% |
| 2001 | 859 | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 883 | 2.0% |
| 1991 | 901 | 10.5% |
| 1986 | 1,007 | 8.1% |
| 1981 | 1,096 | 0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,101 | 7.8% |
| 1971 | 1,194 | 12.4% |
| 1966 | 1,363 | 2.9% |
| 1961 | 1,324 | 0.8% |
| 1956 | 1,335 | 2.9% |
| 1951 | 1,297 | 17.6% |
| 1941 | 1,103 | N/A |
Government
edit- Mayor: Gilles DesRosiers
- Councillors: Francine Bard, Stéphanie Bard, Danielle D’Anjou, Gabriel D’Anjou, Marilyne Lévesque, Gilles Ouellet
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 184464". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14075". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, Municipalité". 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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