Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska

Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bʁyno də kamuʁaska]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°27′N 69°45′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	January 1, 1887
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gilles Plourde
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	187.80 km2 (72.51 sq mi)
• Land	188.44 km2 (72.76 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	515
• Density	2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.8%
• Dwellings	270
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2M0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.stbrunokam.qc.ca

History

The land was divided up according to the township system introduced by the British regime. Woodbrige Township corresponds for the most part to the parish boundaries. Due to a shortage of land in the Seigneurie de Kamouraska, the township began to be settled around 1834. The municipality was officially created in 1887 under the name Woodbridge. In 1986 the name of Woodbridge was changed to the current Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska. The municipality was the inspiration for François Pérusse's song St-Néant.^[4]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	515	4.8%
2016	541	1.3%
2011	534	0.0%
2006	534	3.3%
2001	552	4.3%
1996	529	7.5%
1991	572	7.6%
1986	619	7.7%
1981	671	1.0%
1976	678	11.0%
1971	762	2.1%
1966	746	12.6%
1961	854	27.6%
1956	1,180	3.7%
1951	1,138	9.5%
1941	1,257	3.6%
1931	1,213	17.5%
1921	1,032	10.1%
1911	937	31.8%
1901	711	3.0%
1891	690	N/A

Government

• Mayor: Gilles Plourde
• Councillors: Gilles Beaulieu, Marie-Josée Caron, Bernard Fortin, Matthieu Gagné, Julie Nadeau and one vacated seat

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177281". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2DBruno%2Dde%2DKamouraska&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052414010&HEADERlist=0
4. https://www.iheart.com/live/energie-sherbrooke-7459/
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

• Media related to Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska at Wikimedia Commons