Saint-Valérien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valeʁjɛ̃]) is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Valérien | |
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 Saint-Valérien in 2008 | |
 Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM | |
  Saint-Valérien Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′00″N 68°40′00″W / 48.3333°N 68.6667°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
| Constituted | June 19, 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Savoie |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rimouski |
| Area | |
• Total | 146.70 km2 (56.64 sq mi) |
| • Land | 145.02 km2 (55.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 906 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  8.5% |
| • Dwellings | 459 |
| 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 |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Valérien had a population of 906 living in 378 of its 459 total private dwellings, a change of 8.5% from its 2016 population of 835. With a land area of 145.02 km2 (55.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.2/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57740". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 10060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Valérien, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 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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