Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Mont-Saint-Pierre | |
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![]() Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM. | |
Coordinates: 49°13′21″N 65°48′26″W / 49.22250°N 65.80722°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
Settled | 1858 |
Constituted | January 1, 1947 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Magella Emond |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 51.50 km2 (19.88 sq mi) |
• Land | 53.20 km2 (20.54 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 192 |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 130 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Census profile | 2404015[3] |
MAMROT info | 04015[2] |
Toponymie info | 42208[1] |
Website | www |
Mont-Saint-Pierre is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Haute-Gaspésie in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
The village is located at the foot of the eponymous Mount Saint-Pierre. This 411 metres (1,348 ft) high mount juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, separating Cove Mont-Louis from Cove Mont-Saint-Pierre, into which the Mont-Saint-Pierre River flows. The place was formerly called Rivière-à-Pierre.[1]
The 2006 census there were 230 inhabitants.
Mont-Saint-Pierre is well known for hang-gliding and paragliding, and home to the Mont-Saint-Pierre Ecological Reserve. The Festival of Free Flight (Fête de Vol Libre) is held each year since 1978.
History
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Permanent settlement occurred in 1858. Its post office opened in 1904. In 1947, the village was incorporated when it separated from Mont-Louis.[1]
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 192 (-16.5% from 2006) |
Land area | 53.20 km2 (20.54 sq mi) |
Population density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 58.2 (M: 56.0, F: 60.0) |
Private dwellings | 130 (total) |
Median household income | $.N/A |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 42208". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 04015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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