Pointe-Lebel, Quebec

Pointe-Lebel
Village municipality
Pointe-Lebel
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°W / 49.167; -68.200Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°W / 49.167; -68.200[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
RCM Manicouagan
Constituted January 1, 1964
Government[2]
 • Mayor Ghislain Beaudin
 • Federal riding Manicouagan
 • Prov. riding René-Lévesque
Area[2][3]
 • Total 121.30 km2 (46.83 sq mi)
 • Land 84.79 km2 (32.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,973
 • Density 23.3/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.8%
 • Dwellings 928
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0H 1N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Website www.pointe-lebel.com

Pointe-Lebel is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1973 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 1958
  • Population in 2001: 1931
  • Population in 1996: 2011
  • Population in 1991: 1818

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 854 (total dwellings: 928)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 98.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 50165 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-Lebel
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Pointe-Lebel census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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