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Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines

Coordinates: 48°54′N 72°33′W / 48.900°N 72.550°W / 48.900; -72.550
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Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines
Location of Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines
Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines
Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°54′N 72°33′W / 48.900°N 72.550°W / 48.900; -72.550[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMMaria-Chapdelaine
ConstitutedSeptember 3, 1938
Government
 • MayorMartial Gauthier
 • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingRoberval
Area
 • Total85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi)
 • Land84.15 km2 (32.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total390
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Decrease 9.7%
 • Dwellings
179
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.stedmond.ca

Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛdmɔ̃ le plɛn]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. The municipality had a population of 390 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Before November 27, 2004, it was known simply as Saint-Edmond.[4]

Demographics

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Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 390 (2006 to 2011 population change: -9.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 432
  • Population in 2001: 518
  • Population in 1996: 585
  • Population in 1991: 592

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 167 (total dwellings: 179)

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 383390". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines Archived 2015-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ "Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.