Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec

Saint-François-de-Sales is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-François-de-Sales
Municipality
St-François-de-Sales Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°19′N 72°08′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled	1880s
Constituted	May 14, 1888
Government [2]
• Mayor	Louis-Joseph Gagnon
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	202.00 km^2 (77.99 sq mi)
• Land	198.20 km^2 (76.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	654
• Density	3.3/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	10.5%
• Dwellings	411
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1M0
Area code(s)	418 and 581

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 654 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5%)
• Population in 2006: 731
• Population in 2001: 735
• Population in 1996: 717
• Population in 1991: 832

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (total dwellings: 411)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 95.1%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 4.9%

References

1. Reference number 56569 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-François-de-Sales
3. "Saint-François-de-Sales census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Saint-François-de-Sales community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

External links

• Media related to Saint-François-de-Sales, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons