Baie-des-Sables, Quebec

Baie-des-Sables
Municipality

Location within La Matanie RCM.
Baie-des-Sables

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°43′N 67°51′W / 48.717°N 67.850°W / 48.717; -67.850Coordinates: 48°43′N 67°51′W / 48.717°N 67.850°W / 48.717; -67.850[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matanie
Constituted January 1, 1859
Government[2]
  Mayor Denis Santerre
  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
  Total 64.80 km2 (25.02 sq mi)
  Land 65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 609
  Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.8%
  Dwellings 277
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 1C0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Route 297

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

Its elevation is 577 ft.

Demographics

See also

References

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