Biencourt, Quebec
Appearance
Biencourt | |
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Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Témiscouata |
Constituted | January 1, 1947 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raymond Lavoie |
• Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques |
• Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
Area | |
• Total | 188.00 km2 (72.59 sq mi) |
• Land | 187.12 km2 (72.25 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 433 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 6.7% |
• Dwellings | 283 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-296 |
Website | www |
Biencourt is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, and located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 433 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1951 | 1,359 | — |
1956 | 1,522 | +12.0% |
1961 | 1,384 | −9.1% |
1966 | 1,254 | −9.4% |
1971 | 947 | −24.5% |
1976 | 818 | −13.6% |
1981 | 824 | +0.7% |
1986 | 830 | +0.7% |
1991 | 747 | −10.0% |
1996 | 675 | −9.6% |
2001 | 619 | −8.3% |
2006 | 596 | −3.7% |
2011 | 506 | −15.1% |
2016 | 464 | −8.3% |
2021 | 433 | −6.7% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 5606". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Biencourt, Municipalité". 15 November 2023.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
[edit]Media related to Biencourt, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons