Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago.

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Municipality
Church of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM
St-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°00′N 70°49′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	L'Île-d'Orléans
Settled	1670s
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Lina Labbé
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
• Total	102.80 km2 (39.69 sq mi)
• Land	28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	536
• Density	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.7%
• Dwellings	359
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 3S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-368
Website	msfio.ca

Prior to December 20, 2003, it was known simply as Saint-François.

History

The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.

In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François changed its statutes and was renamed to the Municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	536 (+1.7% from 2016)	527 (0.0% from 2011)	527 (-8.0% from 2006)
Land area	28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi)	28.84 km2 (11.14 sq mi)	29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Population density	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)	18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)	18.0/km2 (47/sq mi)
Median age	55.6 (M: 56.8, F: 54)	54.6 (M: 54.0, F: 55.8)	52.9 (M: 51.6, F: 54.1)
Private dwellings	255 (total)	384 (total)	359 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$67,840	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1861 561 —     1871 552 −1.6% 1881 496 −10.1% 1891 508 +2.4% 1901 496 −2.4% 1911 481 −3.0% 1921 414 −13.9% 1931 473 +14.3% 1941 517 +9.3% 1951 526 +1.7% 1956 557 +5.9% 1961 508 −8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 510 +0.4% 1971 485 −4.9% 1976 456 −6.0% 1981 515 +12.9% 1986 483 −6.2% 1991 493 +2.1% 1996 484 −1.8% 2001 489 +1.0% 2006 573 +17.2% 2011 527 −8.0% 2016 527 +0.0% 2021 536 +1.7%
Source: Statistics Canada

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		540		525	1.9%	97.2%		10	100.0%	1.9%		5	0.0%	0.9%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2016		530		515	2.0%	97.2%		5	66.7%	0.9%		5	n/a%	0.9%		5	50.0%	0.9%
2011		530		505	8.2%	95.3%		15	0.0%	2.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	0.0%	1.9%
2006		575		550	12.2%	95.7%		15	n/a%	2.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	1.7%
2001		490		490	0.0%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		490		490	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

List of former mayors:

• Yoland Dion (2001–2009)
• Lina Labbé (2009–present)

See also

• Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
• Île d'Orléans
• List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

• Île d'Orléans - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans portrait