Saint-Charles-Garnier is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Charles-Garnier | |
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.jpg) Downtown Saint-Charles-Garnier | |
 Location within La Mitis RCM | |
  Saint-Charles-Garnier Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°03′W / 48.333°N 68.050°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | January 1, 1966 |
| Named for | Charles Garnier[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Pierre Bélanger |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.80 km2 (32.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 84.79 km2 (32.74 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 222 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.5% |
| • Dwellings | 151 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-298 |
| Website | www.municipalite. saint-charles-garnier.qc.ca |
History
editSettlers began arriving in the area at the end of 1935. They came mainly from Priceville, Saint-Fabien, Sainte-Flavie, Saint-François-Xavier-des-Hauteurs and Saint-Simon-de-la-Baie-Ha! Ha!. A Catholic service was opened in 1937 and the first parish priest was appointed. The parish of Saint-Charles-Garnier was canonically erected in 1954. The municipality was officially created in 1966 and took the same name as the church.[1]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Charles-Garnier had a population of 222 living in 110 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -7.5% from its 2016 population of 240. With a land area of 84.79 km2 (32.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55828". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Charles-Garnier, Paroisse (Municipalité de), Quebec". 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
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