Saint-Sébastien is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after Saint Sebastian, who died c. 288.
Saint-Sébastien | |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Saint-Sébastien Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.783°N 70.967°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | March 15, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | France Bisson |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-263 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sébastien had a population of 674 living in 301 of its 329 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 657. With a land area of 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72586". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
External links
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