Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W / 48.550°N 71.650°WCoordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W / 48.550°N 71.650°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Alma
Government[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	André Paradis
Area[2][3]
• Total	2,917.10 km^2 (1,126.30 sq mi)
• Land	2,781.44 km^2 (1,073.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	52,520
• Density	18.9/km^2 (49/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.6%
• Dwellings	24,653
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrclacsaintjeanest.qc.ca

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2006 it was 99.5% French-speaking.

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (3) Alma Desbiens Métabetchouan –Lac-à-la-Croix

Municipalities (9) Hébertville Labrecque Lamarche Saint-Bruno Sainte-Monique Saint-Gédéon Saint-Henri-de-Taillon Saint-Ludger-de-Milot Saint-Nazaire

Parishes (1) L'Ascension -de-Notre-Seigneur

Villages (1) Hébertville-Station

Unorganized territory (4) Belle-Rivière Lac-Achouakan Lac-Moncouche Mont-Apica

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 51,963 —     1996 52,401 +0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 51,760 −1.2% 2006 51,170 −1.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 52,520 +2.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		51,835		51,365	2.7%	99.09%		230	24.3%	0.44%		85	88.9%	0.16%		155	61.3%	0.30%
2006		50,630		50,000	1.0%	98.76%		185	15.9%	0.37%		45	59.1%	0.08%		400	247.8%	0.79%
2001		50,935		50,490	1.6%	99.13%		220	12.8%	0.43%		110	29.4%	0.22%		115	21.1%	0.23%
1996		51,685		51,310	n/a	99.27%		195	n/a	0.38%		85	n/a	0.16%		95	n/a	0.18%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[8]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways Route 169 Route 170 Route 172

Secondary Highways None

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141098 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
3. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec
4. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Official Transport Quebec Road Map