Baie-des-Sables, Quebec

Baie-des-Sables is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

Baie-des-Sables
Municipality
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Baie-des-Sables
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°43′N 67°51′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Matanie
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1859
Government
 • MayorDenis Santerre
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
 • Total64.80 km2 (25.02 sq mi)
 • Land65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total609
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.8%
 • Dwellings
277
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0J 1C0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Route 297

Its elevation is 577 ft.

Demographics
Canada census – Baie-des-Sables, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 609 (-0.8% from 2006) 614 (-6.1% from 2001)
Land area: 65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi) 65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
Population density: 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Median age: 48.5 (M: 47.5, F: 48.96) 45.9 (M: 46.0, F: 45.8)
Total private dwellings: 277 327
Median household income: $48,415 $38,832
Notes: Population in 1996: 657[4] (-5.9% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 698[4] – References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 3060 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Baie-des-Sables". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  3. "Baie-des-Sables census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  4. "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.



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