Saint-Éloi, Quebec

Saint-Éloi
Parish municipality

Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Éloi

Location in eastern Quebec

Coordinates: 48°02′N 69°14′W / 48.03°N 69.23°W / 48.03; -69.23Coordinates: 48°02′N 69°14′W / 48.03°N 69.23°W / 48.03; -69.23[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Les Basques
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
  Mayor Mario St-Louis
  Federal riding Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata
—Les Basques
  Prov. riding Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
  Total 65.90 km2 (25.44 sq mi)
  Land 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi)
  There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 311
  Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 8.0%
  Dwellings 137
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0L 2V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.st-eloi.qc.ca

Saint-Éloi is a parish municipality in the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 311 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Éloi, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 352    
1996 340−3.4%
2001 340+0.0%
2006 338−0.6%
2011 311−8.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Éloi, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
310
305 Decrease 3.2% 98.39% 5 Increase n/a% 1.61% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2006
345
315 Decrease 7.4% 91.30% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 30 Increase n/a% 8.70%
2001
340
340 Steady 0.0% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
340
340 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Notable residents

Notable people born in Saint-Éloi include jazz musician Alain Caron and Quebec premier Adélard Godbout.

See also

References

  1. Reference number 56240 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 11035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2411035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

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