Sainte-Monique, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

Sainte-Monique
Sainte-Monique-de-Honfleur
Municipality
Sainte-Monique
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°44′N 71°51′W / 48.733°N 71.850°W / 48.733; -71.850Coordinates: 48°44′N 71°51′W / 48.733°N 71.850°W / 48.733; -71.850[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Settled 1898
Constituted August 30, 1930
Government[2]
 • Mayor Georges Bouchard
 • Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Lac-Saint-Jean
Area[2][3]
 • Total 160.30 km2 (61.89 sq mi)
 • Land 155.01 km2 (59.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 865
 • Density 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.4%
 • Dwellings 453
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0W 2T0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 169
Website www.ville.ste-monique.qc.ca

Sainte-Monique is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is sometimes known as Sainte-Monique-de-Honfleur (for example, on its official website).

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 865 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 914
  • Population in 2001: 930
  • Population in 1996: 954
  • Population in 1991: 910

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 360 (total dwellings: 453)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.1%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56349 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: Sainte-Monique
  3. 1 2 "Sainte-Monique census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Sainte-Monique community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-11.



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