Lac-aux-Sables, Quebec
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| Lac-aux-Sables | |
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| — Parish municipality — | |
 Lac-aux-Sables
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 72°24′W / 46.867°N 72.4°WCoordinates: 46°52′N 72°24′W / 46.867°N 72.4°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Regional county | Mékinac |
| Constitution | April 24, 1899 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Yvan Hamelin |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 285.45 km2 (110.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 270.38 km2 (104.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,312 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code | G0X 1M0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 |
| Website | www.lac-aux-sables.qc.ca |
Lac-aux-Sables is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Its population centres are Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey-Jonction. Hervey-Jonction (46°51′33″N 72°27′48″W / 46.85917°N 72.46333°W) has about 300 inhabitants and is the location of the Hervey-Jonction Station (built in 1905) that is used today as a switching point for two Via Rail trains.
[edit] Demographics
Population trend:[3]
- Population in 2006: 1312 (2001 to 2006 population change: −0.1 %)
- Population in 2001: 1313
- Population in 1996: 1441
- Population in 1991: 1428
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 597 (total dwellings: 797)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.8 %
- French as first language: 95.8 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 3.4 %
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-aux-Sables
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=301&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=24&CMA=0. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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