Port-Daniel–Gascons

Port-Daniel–Gascons
Municipality
Harbour at Port-Daniel–Gascons
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Port-Daniel–Gascons Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°11′N 64°58′W / 48.183°N 64.967°WCoordinates: 48°11′N 64°58′W / 48.183°N 64.967°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Le Rocher-Percé
Constituted	January 17, 2001
Government[2]
• Mayor	Maurice Anglehart
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area[2][3]
• Total	332.00 km^2 (128.19 sq mi)
• Land	302.69 km^2 (116.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,453
• Density	8.1/km^2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.1%
• Dwellings	1,173
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0C 2N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 132
Website	www.port-daniel-gascons.ca

Port-Daniel–Gascons is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Clemville, Gascons, Gascons-Est, Gascons-Ouest, Marcil, and Port-Daniel. It was formed on January 17, 2001, through the merger of the Municipality of Port-Daniel and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anse-aux-Gascons.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991P 3,089 —     1996P 3,036 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001P 2,685 −11.6% 2006 2,586 −3.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 2,453 −5.1%
(P) pre-merger combined totals for municipality of Port-Daniel and the parish municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anse-aux-Gascons.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec[6] 1996-2001 pre-merger combined totals for municipality of Port-Daniel and parish of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anse-aux-Gascons.
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,445		2,095	3.7%	85.68%		335	10.7%	13.70%		15	50.0%	0.61%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2006		2,580		2,175	4.4%	84.30%		375	1.4%	14.53%		10	66.7%	0.39%		20	n/a%	0.78%
2001		2,675		2,275	13.7%	85.05%		370	4.2%	13.83%		30	0.0%	1.12%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		3,020		2,635	n/a	87.25%		355	n/a	11.75%		30	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.99%

Train station in Port Daniel

Traffic connections

Port Daniel is no longer easily accessible by train due to track closures until local bridges are prepared although the train station is close to the city hall.

Notable natives

• Édouard Gagnon (1918 – 2007), a Canadian Roman Catholic Cardinal
• Hazel McCallion (born 1921), former mayor of Mississauga, Ontario

City Hall in Port-Daniel

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 366565 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "Port-Daniel–Gascons". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
3. "Port-Daniel--Gascons census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census