Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec

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Baie-Saint-Paul
Ville de Baie-Saint-Paul
—  Town  —

Coat of arms
Baie-Saint-Paul is located in Quebec
Baie-Saint-Paul
Coordinates: 47°26′N 70°30′W / 47.433°N 70.5°W / 47.433; -70.5
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Regional county Charlevoix
Settled
Merger January 1, 1996
Government[1]
 • Type Ville
 • Mayor Jean Fortin
 • Federal riding Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. riding Charlevoix
Area[2]
 • Land 546.27 km2 (210.92 sq mi)
 • Urban 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 • Town 7,288
 • Density 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
 • Urban 4,545
 • Urban density 760.0/km2 (1,968/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code G3Z
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.baiesaintpaul.com

Baie-Saint-Paul (2006 Population 7,288; UA population 4,545) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River. It is known for its art galleries, shops and restaurants.

The place gained some prominence in the 1770s when Doctor Philippe-Louis-François Badelard named a disease he was researching the "Baie-Saint-Paul maladie". This illness was the subject of one of the first medical publications done in Lower Canada. It is also where Cirque du Soleil originated back in the early 1980s and the location of the first show using the name Cirque du Soleil during "La Fete Foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul" in 1984.

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[edit] Demographics

Population trend:[3]

  • Population in 2006: 7288 (2001 to 2006 population change: 0.0 %)
  • Population in 2001: 7290
  • Population in 1996:
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3569
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2412
    • Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1398
  • Population in 1991:
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (ville): 3733
    • Baie-Saint-Paul (parish): 2297
    • Rivière-du-Gouffre (municipality): 1305

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3321 (total dwellings: 3021)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.2 %
  • French as first language: 98.7 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 1.1 %

[edit] Street views of Baie-Saint-Paul

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Saint-Paul
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Baie-Saint-Paul community profile
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 47°26′N 70°30′W / 47.433°N 70.5°W / 47.433; -70.5


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