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Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sainte-Irène is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Sainte-Irène | |
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Val-d'Irène Ski Resort (685 m (2,247 ft)) | |
Motto: Où le vent tourne à nos espérances | |
![]() Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
Coordinates: 48°26′N 67°36′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Matapédia |
Settled | c. 1930 |
Constituted | January 1, 1953 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sébastien Lévesque |
• Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 135.20 km2 (52.20 sq mi) |
• Land | 135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 369 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 246 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1956 | 1,102 | — |
1961 | 955 | −13.3% |
1966 | 748 | −21.7% |
1971 | 549 | −26.6% |
1976 | 396 | −27.9% |
1981 | 351 | −11.4% |
1986 | 343 | −2.3% |
1991 | 363 | +5.8% |
1996 | 352 | −3.0% |
2001 | 323 | −8.2% |
2006 | 350 | +8.4% |
2011 | 341 | −2.6% |
2016 | 327 | −4.1% |
2021 | 369 | +12.8% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Irène had a population of 369 living in 174 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of 12.8% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 369 (12.8% from 2016) | 327 (-4.1% from 2011) | 341 (-2.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi) | 135.25 km2 (52.22 sq mi) | 136.56 km2 (52.73 sq mi) |
Population density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
Median age | 45.6 (M: 45.6, F: 46.0) | 46.9 (M: 48.8, F: 46.1) | 47.6 (M: 49.2, F: 43.5) |
Private dwellings | 246 (total) | 259 (total) | 233 (total) |
Median household income | $71,000 | $53,675 | $68,040 |
Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
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2021 | 7% | 15 | 9% | 18 | 75% | 148 | 4% | 7 | 0% | 0 | |
2019 | 24% | 41 | 9% | 15 | 62% | 110 | 2% | 4 | 2% | 3 | |
2015 | 36% | 43 | 7% | 8 | 30% | 36 | 16% | 19 | 1% | 1 |
Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
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2018 | 12% | 24 | 8% | 15 | 6% | 12 | 72% | 140 | |
2014 | 11% | 20 | 16% | 29 | 10% | 18 | 64% | 117 | |
Provincially it is part of the riding of Matane-Matapédia. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Pascal Bérubé, of the Parti Québécois, was re-elected to represent the population of Sainte-Irène in the National Assembly of Quebec.[citation needed]
Federally, Sainte-Irène is part of the federal riding of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Kristina Michaud of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Sainte-Irène in the House of Commons of Canada.[citation needed]
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