Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡabʁijɛl də ʁimuski]) is a municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.[4][5] Prior to January 31, 1998 it was known simply as Saint-Gabriel. The name pays homage to Father Gabriel Nadeau (1808-1869), first priest of the parish and parish priest of Sainte-Luce (1842-1869).[6]
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | |
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 Church of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | |
 Location within La Mitis RCM | |
  Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′N 68°10′W / 48.42°N 68.17°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | January 7, 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georges Deschenes |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.00 km2 (49.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 126.98 km2 (49.03 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,177 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 581 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-234  R-298 |
| Website | www.municipalite. saint-gabriel-de-rimouski.qc.ca |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski had a population of 1,177 living in 524 of its 581 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 1,167. With a land area of 126.98 km2 (49.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.3/km2 (24.0/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 333327". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09025". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ↑ "Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski « Histoire du Québec". Histoire du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ↑ Des Rosiers, Jocelyne (2021). Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski: une paroisse en évolution (in French). OCLC 1288005959.
- ↑ "Historique". Municipalité de Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski (in French). 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. November 14, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
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