Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 68.15 km2 and had a population of 410 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality was created in 1941.
Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′N 79°18′W / 48.733°N 79.300°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1919 |
| Constituted | May 10, 1941 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rémi Morin |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.96 km2 (26.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 68.15 km2 (26.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 410 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  9.9% |
| • Dwellings | 185 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | ste-helene |
The name Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg recalls the memory of two women, Helena, mother of Constantine I, and Jeanne Mance. Saint Helena's greatest claim to fame is the discovery of the True Cross during a trip to the Holy Places in 326, according to a widespread legendary tradition. Jeanne Mance co-founded the city of Montreal. The ‘bourg’ element underlines the presence of an inhabited core on the territory.
History
editSainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg was founded on May 10, 1941.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg had a population of 410 living in 159 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 373. With a land area of 68.15 km2 (26.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.0/km2 (15.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 159 (total dwellings: 185)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.8%
- English and French as first language: 1.2%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
editMunicipal council (as of 2023):[4]
- Mayor: Rémi Morin
- Councillors: Florent Bédard, Ghislain Gagné, Monia Cloutier, Claudette Bédard, Raymonde Petitclerc, Yvon Morin
List of former mayors:[5]
- Béloni Aubin (1941–1943)
- Welly Vachon (1943–1945, 1947–1949)
- Édouard Théberge (1945–1947)
- Napoléon Fournier (1947, 1955–1959)
- Arthur Bédard (1949–1951)
- Joseph Picard (1951–1955)
- Victorin Veillette (1959–1961)
- Conrad Bergeron (1961–1985)
- Jocelyn Breton (1985–1986)
- Robert St-Amour (1986–1987)
- Gérard Audet (1987–1993)
- André Bergeron (1993–1996)
- André Bédard (1996–1997)
- Florent Bédard (1997–2021)
- Rémi Morin (2021–present)
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56211". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ a b c d e "Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "Conseil municipal - Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg". ste-helene.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Liste des maires de Sainte-Hélène de Mancebourg - Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg". ste-helene.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
External links
edit