Pointe-Lebel, Quebec

Pointe-Lebel
Village municipality
Pointe-Lebel Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°WCoordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Manicouagan
Constituted	January 1, 1964
Government[2]
• Mayor	Ghislain Beaudin
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	René-Lévesque
Area[2][3]
• Total	121.30 km^2 (46.83 sq mi)
• Land	84.79 km^2 (32.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,973
• Density	23.3/km^2 (60/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.8%
• Dwellings	928
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0H 1N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 138
Website	www.pointe-lebel.com

Pointe-Lebel is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1973 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.8%)
• Population in 2006: 1958
• Population in 2001: 1931
• Population in 1996: 2011
• Population in 1991: 1818

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 854 (total dwellings: 928)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.5%
• French as first language: 98.0%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.5%

References

1. Reference number 50165 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-Lebel
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Pointe-Lebel census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census