Saint-Malo, Quebec
Saint-Malo | |
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Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°30′W / 45.200°N 71.500°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Coaticook |
Constituted | January 1, 1870 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacques Madore |
• Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
• Prov. riding | Saint-François |
Area | |
• Total | 133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 131.83 km2 (50.90 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 514 |
• Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 8.2% |
• Dwellings | 265 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-206 R-253 |
Saint-Malo (municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.
) is aEvery September, Saint-Malo holds a Harvest Festival that includes a "country" mass. A popular point of interest is La Montagnaise, a 10 metres (33 ft)-tall observation tower built in 1995, that offers panoramic views of the countryside.
History[edit]
The parish of Saint-Malo was established in 1863 by Canadiens and was incorporated as a municipality in 1910. The town's name evokes Saint-Malo, France— the hometown in Brittany of Jacques Cartier, the first European explorer to describe and map modern Quebec and to name his discoveries as "Canada".
Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2021 | 514 | 8.2% |
2016 | 475 | 1.7% |
2011 | 483 | 10.2% |
ADJ | 538 | 4.3% |
2006 | 516 | 0.4% |
2001 | 518 | 5.1% |
ADJ | 546 | 4.3% |
1996 | 375 | 6.5% |
1991 | 401 | N/A |
ADJ = adjusted figures due to boundary changes between census years
Sister City and Village[edit]
Notable People[edit]
- Michel Petit, NHL ice hockey player.
References[edit]
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57165". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 44003". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Malo, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census