Saint-Arsène (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿aʁsɛn]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Arsène | |
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 Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM | |
  Saint-Arsène Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′N 69°26′W / 47.917°N 69.433°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Lebel |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.40 km2 (27.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70.81 km2 (27.34 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,245 |
| • Density | 17.6/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 479 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  R-291 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Arsène had a population of 1,245 living in 468 of its 479 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 1,230. With a land area of 70.81 km2 (27.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.6/km2 (45.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55668". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 12065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Arsène, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
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