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Saint-Sébastien, Estrie

Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.783°N 70.967°W / 45.783; -70.967
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Saint-Sébastien
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Sébastien is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Sébastien
Saint-Sébastien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.783°N 70.967°W / 45.783; -70.967[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedMarch 15, 1975
Government
 • MayorFrance Bisson
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi)
 • Land91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi)
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Population
 • Total674
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.6%
 • Dwellings
329
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-263
Websitewww.st-sebastien.com Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Sébastien is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after Saint Sebastian, who died c. 288.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Sébastien had a population of 674 living in 301 of its 329 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 657. With a land area of 91.95 km2 (35.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72586". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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