Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier

Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°41′N 78°07′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1921
ConstitutedOctober 29, 1932
Government
 • MayorRaymond Carignan
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total112.50 km2 (43.44 sq mi)
 • Land113.81 km2 (43.94 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total856
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 8.5%
 • Dwellings
350
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1G0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 109

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 856 (2006 to 2011 population change: -8.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 936
  • Population in 2001: 938 (or 933 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 978
  • Population in 1991: 959

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 342 (total dwellings: 350)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 2.7%
  • French as first language: 97.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Raymond Carignan
  • Councillors: Jacques Larochelle, Fernand Dion, Mario Inkel, Marcel Bourque, André Lévesque, Robert Blais

References
  1. Reference number 56507 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.



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