Saint-Augustin, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

Not to be confused with Saint-Augustin, Côte-Nord, Quebec.

Saint-Augustin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿oɡystɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a parish municipality in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The municipality had a population of 351 as of the Canada 2016 Census.^[4]

Saint-Augustin
Parish municipality
North shore of the lake
Saint-Augustin Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°48′N 71°57′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1895
Constituted	May 14, 1925
Government [2]
• Mayor	Nicole Fortin
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	104.00 km2 (40.15 sq mi)
• Land	104.56 km2 (40.37 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	351
• Density	3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop (2011–16)	12.3%
• Dwellings	155
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1K0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.saint-augustin.net

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Augustin had a population of 334 living in 148 of its 161 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 351. With a land area of 104.25 km² (40.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.2/km² (8.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2016: 351 (2011 to 2016 population change: -12.3%)
• Population in 2011: 400 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.8%)
• Population in 2006: 393
• Population in 2001: 424
• Population in 1996: 486
• Population in 1991: 534

Mother tongue:^[4]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55690". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Augustin Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Saint-Augustin census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
4. "Saint-Augustin community profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

External links

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