Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec

Sainte-Madeleine-
de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Municipality

Manche-d'Épée

Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Sainte-Madeleine-de-
la-Rivière-Madeleine

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W / 49.233; -65.300Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W / 49.233; -65.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM La Haute-Gaspésie
Constituted February 27, 1915
Government[2]
 • Mayor Joël Côté
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Gaspé
Area[2][3]
 • Total 262.30 km2 (101.27 sq mi)
 • Land 264.42 km2 (102.09 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 334
 • Density 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 10.5%
 • Dwellings 298
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0E 1P0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Website www.gaspesie.net/
municipaliteste-Madeleine

Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.

The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 544—    
1996 482−11.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 425−11.8%
2006 373−12.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 334−10.5%
Lighthouse in Madeleine-Centre

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56260 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  3. 1 2 "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine 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 2011-12-15.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis Grande-Vallée
   Ste-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine  
Mont-Albert Collines-du-Basque


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