Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est (French pronunciation: [lak sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ɛst]) is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2016, 99.3% reported that they spoke French most often at home, according to the census.^[3]

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Alma
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	André Paradis
Area [2][3]
• Total	2,917.10 km2 (1,126.30 sq mi)
• Land	2,779.97 km2 (1,073.35 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	52,741
• Density	19.0/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	0.4%
• Dwellings	25,450
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrclacsaintjeanest.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (3) Alma Desbiens Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix

Municipalities (9) Hébertville Labrecque Lamarche Saint-Bruno Sainte-Monique Saint-Gédéon Saint-Henri-de-Taillon Saint-Ludger-de-Milot Saint-Nazaire

Parishes (1) L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur

Villages (1) Hébertville-Station

Unorganized territory (4) Belle-Rivière Lac-Achouakan Lac-Moncouche Mont-Apica

Demographics

Population

	2021	2016	2011
Population	52,475 (-0.5% from 2016)	52,741 (+0.4% from 2011)	52,520 (+2.6% from 2006)
Land area	2,767.51 km2 (1,068.54 sq mi)	2,779.97 km2 (1,073.35 sq mi)	2,781.44 km2 (1,073.92 sq mi)
Population density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)	19.0/km2 (49/sq mi)	18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)
Median age	47.2 (M: 46.4, F: 48.0)	46.6 (M: 45.7, F: 47.6)	45.3 (M: 44.2, F: 46.2)
Private dwellings	25,764 (total)  23,497 (occupied)	25,450 (total)	24,653 (total)
Median household income	$69,500	$58,076	$52,048

Canada census – Lac-Saint-Jean-Est community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7][8]

Historical Census Data - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 51,963 —     1996 52,401 +0.8% 2001 51,760 −1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 51,170 −1.1% 2011 52,520 +2.6% 2016 52,741 +0.4%
[9][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		52,080		51,520	0.3%	98.92%		180	21.7%	0.44%		95	11.8%	0.18%		285	83.9%	0.55%
2011		51,835		51,365	2.7%	99.09%		230	24.3%	0.44%		85	88.9%	0.16%		155	61.3%	0.30%
2006		50,630		50,000	1.0%	98.76%		185	15.9%	0.37%		45	59.1%	0.08%		400	247.8%	0.79%
2001		50,935		50,490	1.6%	99.13%		220	12.8%	0.43%		110	29.4%	0.22%		115	21.1%	0.23%
1996		51,685		51,310	n/a	99.27%		195	n/a	0.38%		85	n/a	0.16%		95	n/a	0.18%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[10]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways R-169 R-170 R-172

Secondary Highways None

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141098". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
10. Official Transport Quebec Road Map